Cataract surgery, one eye — New Zealand: What it costs and how long people wait

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Historical data (2024) — not current waitNew Zealand: 100 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1
Historical data (2024) — not current waitNew Zealand: 104 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1
Historical data (2024) — not current waitNew Zealand: 118.5 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1
Historical data (2024) — not current waitNew Zealand: 117.9 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value (2024). Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1

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Official wait

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

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Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Historical data (2024) — not current wait117.9 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: average waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Methodology and exclusions

Historical data (2024) — not current wait100 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value

Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients who were treated. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Source: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times) · Source period: 2024 · Captured: 2026-10-15 · n=1 observations

What this figure covers

Scope: New Zealand. Population: patients still on the public waiting list. Reported statistic: median waiting time. Shown as reported by the source.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

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Wait

118.5 days (~3.9 months)Average time spent on the public waiting list so far (patients currently waiting)National average time that patients still waiting for surgery had spent on the public list as of 2024.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

117.9 days (~3.9 months)Average wait at public hospitals (completed patients)National average wait from referral/decision to treatment for patients who completed surgery in 2024.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

100 days (~3.3 months)Typical (median) wait at public hospitals (completed patients)Half of patients treated at public hospitals in 2024 waited less than this, and half waited longer.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

104 days (~3.4 months)Typical (median) time on the public waiting list (patients currently waiting)Half of patients still on the public waiting list as of 2024 had been waiting less than this.Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional valuePeriod: 2024Historical data (2024) — not current waitSource: OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times)

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Country	Summary and detail
Argentina	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 1,601,681 ARS · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Belgium	Public payment tariffs Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 482.21 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Canada	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Chile	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Czechia	Private published prices Component onlyfrom: 19,500 CZK · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Spain	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Finland	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
France	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 1,510.79 EUR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United Kingdom	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 755 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations Private published prices Scope not establishedguide price from (guide / approximate): 3,335 GBP · 1 price series · n=1 observations Official public wait: 6 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
India	Private published prices Published package; check inclusionspublished lower bound (guide / approximate): 12,000 INR · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 4,000–5,700 INR · 2 price series · n=6 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Italy	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Mexico	Private published prices Component onlyfrom: 15,300 MXN · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
Norway	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 2 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Poland	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 1 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Portugal	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Sweden	Price: — Not in snapshot yetOfficial public wait: 4 series; statistics, populations and periods in details.View figures and sources →
Thailand	Private published prices Published package; check inclusionspublished amount: 79,000 THB · 1 price series · n=1 observations Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →
United States	Public payment tariffs Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 2,357.81 USD · 1 price series · n=1 observations Public doctor fee onlypublished amount: 424.94–587.58 USD · 1 price series · n=109 observations Separate hospital and doctor payment schedules. Do not add together.Wait: — Not in snapshot yetView figures and sources →

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What waiting time has been reported? (New Zealand; average waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 118.5 days — average waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

What waiting time has been reported? (New Zealand; average waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 117.9 days — average waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

What waiting time has been reported? (New Zealand; median waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 100 days — median waiting time, patients who were treated. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Completed elective treatment: specialist assessment/list entry to admission, subject to national deviations. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

What waiting time has been reported? (New Zealand; median waiting time; 2024; OECD Health Statistics (Waiting Times))

Historical data (2024) — not current wait 104 days — median waiting time, patients still on the public waiting list. Broader procedure group; not isolated to this exact procedure. status=P: provisional value. Source period: 2024. Captured: 2026-10-15. n=1. Source: https://sdmx.oecd.org/public/rest/data/OECD.ELS.HD,DSD_HEALTH_PROC@DF_WAITING,1.1/PRT+ITA+NZL+CHL+FIN+SWE+DNK+NOR.WAIT_MEAN+WAIT_MEDIAN.D.CM131_138+CM8154+CM8151_8153+CM361+CM36_TRS+CM5123+CM530_531...........WTSP+WTPA...?startPeriod=2023&format=csvfilewithlabels. Historical official OECD statistical republication; newest available year separately for each country/procedure/statistic/population, not a current appointment estimate. Patients still on elective list at national census date; not completed-treatment duration. Procedure-group proxy: hip includes partial and revision replacements, knee includes revisions, cataract has no verified one-eye restriction, and PTCA does not establish stent use. NBRS national procedure-category selection, published estimates. 2024 provisional; yearly completed cohort and December waiting-list census. Historical revision in 2025 edition; published values copied without estimation. Provisional published value.

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Cataract surgery, one eye — New Zealand: What it costs and how long people wait

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