Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa
Samoa: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 10.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa, 2003–2016
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2016, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa stood at 10.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa peaked at 13.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 75th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.2% | — |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 60% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Samoa was 10.0% in 2016, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Samoa ranks 75th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).