Papua New Guinea - Affordability of health care

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

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Papua New Guinea was 16.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 91.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 16.50 in 2020.

Definition: 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 $1.25 PPP/day).

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 83.90
2004 91.00
2005 88.80
2006 85.10
2007 80.10
2008 77.20
2009 70.30
2010 65.40
2011 60.80
2012 52.60
2013 47.20
2014 43.10
2015 37.00
2016 32.00
2017 26.80
2018 22.90
2019 19.20
2020 16.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors