Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu, 2010–2022
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
Vanuatu recorded 0.7% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.0% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu peaked at 3.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
Vanuatu ranks 104th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.1% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -70.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +257.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 3 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7815 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5164 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 578.57 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2172 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 71.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 59,723 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Vanuatu was 0.7% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Vanuatu ranks 104th 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 Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.