Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 95.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea stood at 95.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea peaked at 98.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2012.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 93.8% | — |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 93.8% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 89.8% | 98.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.8% | 96.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 98.0% compare
- 4 Madagascar 96.1% compare
- 5 Niger 96.0% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 89.3%
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Papua New Guinea was 95.8% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2012.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 the extreme poverty threshold.