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. 2021 Apr 12;11(2):e86–e96. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2021.01.004

Table 1.

General demographic and economic indicators of the 15 OSEA countries and territory participating in the ISN-GKHA survey7, 8, 9

Country/territory World Bank income level Area, km2 Total population (2018)a GDP (PPP), $ billionb Total health expenditures, % of GDPb Annual cost KRTc (US$) and out-of-pocket cost/% paid by patient from total costd
HD PD KT
First year Later years
Global median [IQR]e 6.5 [4.9–8.8] 22,617 [14,882–49,690] 20,524 [14,305–33,905] 25,356 [15,913–43,901]
OSEA median [IQR] 330 [34–933] 4.4 [3.6–5.7] 22,601 [10,140–28,559] 16,479 [14,339–23,464] 20,070[6588–36,768] 8003 [5385–16,479]
Australia High 7,741,220 23,470,145 1248 9.3 57,183/1–25 49,099/1–25 34,894/0 10,269/0
Brunei Darussalam High 5756 450,565 34 2.3 20,205/0 23,464/0 —/0 —/0
Cambodia Lower-middle 181,035 16,449,519 64 6.1 8760/100
Fiji Upper-middle 18,274 926,276 9 3.6 —/>75 —/>75
Indonesia Lower-middle 1,904,569 262,787,403 3250 3.3 10,140/26–50 8134/1–25 19,743/1–25 2956/1–25
Lao PDR Lower-middle 236,800 7,234,171 49 2.8 —/26–50
Malaysia Upper-middle 329,847 31,809,660 933 4.0 10,386/1–25 9977/1–25 20,396/1–25 5385/1–25
Myanmar Lower-middle 676,578 55,622,506 330 5.1 7169/>75 14,339/1–25 4302/26–50 —/26–50
New Caledonia High 18,575 282,754 11 —/0 —/0 —/0 —/0
New Zealand High 268,838 4,545,627 189 9.3 41,390/1–25 28,788/1–25 38,642/1–25 19,117/1–25
Philippines Lower-middle 300,000 105,893,381 877 4.4 —/26–50 —/26–50 —/>75 —/>75
Samoa Lower-middle 2831 201,316 1 5.6 —/1–25
Singapore High 697 5,995,991 528 4.3 28,532/26–50 15,547/1–25 43,901/26–50 16,479/26–50
Thailand Upper-middle 513,120 68,615,858 1236 3.8 24,996/1–25 23,267/0 8601/26–50 5736/26–50
Vietnam Lower-middle 331,210 97,040,334 649 5.7 28,559/>75 16,479/>75 4575/>75 —/>75

—, Data not reported/unavailable; GDP, gross domestic product; GKHA, Global Kidney Health Atlas; HD, hemodialysis; IQR, interquartile range; ISN, International Society of Nephrology; KRT, kidney replacement therapy; KT, kidney transplant; OSEA, Oceania and South East Asia; PD, peritoneal dialysis; PDR, People’s Democratic Republic; PPP, purchasing power parity.

a

The total Oceania and South East Asia region population in 2018 was 691,621,337 people, of which participating countries accounted for 98.5%.

b

Estimates are in US$ 2017.

c

Detailed reference list on annual cost of KRT is available in the Supplementary Appendix.

d

Costs are in US$ 2016.

e

Median and interquartile range are calculated from the participating countries in the ISN-GKHA survey only.