Table 3

Results of global surgical indicators by country

CountryPopulationIndicator 1 (%)Indicator 2
SAO/100 000
Indicator 3
Case/100 000
Indicator 4
(%)
Access <2 hoursSAO densitySurgical volumePOMR
 Nauru10 0841003071300.24
 Tuvalu10 8375618.534171.0
 Cook Islands13 229882267580.11
 Micronesia102 109Not available7Not availableNot available
 Tonga103 000851450610.24
 Kiribati110 000658.217180.11
 Samoa187 000681.615520.82
 Vanuatu260 815443.212770.28
 Solomon Islands602 000202.58680.46
 Fiji933 000675.814900.83
 Timor Leste1 300 000500.94330.84
 Papua New Guinea7 500 000202.312640.5
 New Zealand4 452 300904353080.43
 Australia23 946 30098.8563.910 1560.19
  • POMR, perioperative mortality rate; SAO, surgical, anaesthesia and obstetrics.