Papua New Guinea - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Papua New Guinea was 3.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 50.90 in 2004, while its lowest value was 3.80 in 2020.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

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Year Value
2003 42.10
2004 50.90
2005 45.00
2006 39.70
2007 33.50
2008 34.50
2009 30.70
2010 30.30
2011 28.50
2012 16.60
2013 9.20
2014 7.40
2015 15.30
2016 9.80
2017 6.80
2018 5.40
2019 4.40
2020 3.80

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors