Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 3.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands, 2003–2022
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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
That places Solomon Islands 91st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.1% | — |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -67.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +416.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 3 |
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More population data for Solomon Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5637 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5357 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 66.07 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 114,738 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands was 3.3% 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Solomon Islands ranks 91st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.