Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 57.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands, 2003–2022
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands stood at 57.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands peaked at 64.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2013.
That places Solomon Islands 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 64.9% | — |
| 2004 | 63.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 57.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 57.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 3.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 58.8% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 51.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.8% | 62.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Solomon Islands was 57.8% in 2022, 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Solomon Islands ranks 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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).