Density of residential long-term care facilities per 100,000 population (WHO)
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_LTC_provision_ResLTCFacilities_Per100000 |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Density of residential long-term care facilities per 100,000 population (WHO) |
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This indicator measures the number of residential long-term care facilities per 100,000 population by the WHO as outlined in WHO 2020. The method of estimation consists in listing of facilities available in a country to provide support and inpatient/outpatient care for people with dementia provided by the national authority's response.
Coding rules
For additional documentation on the indicator by WHO see WHO 2020.
Bibliographic info
Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 09.2018. "Density of residential long-term care facilities (per 100,000 population)." https://www.who.int/data/gho/indicator-metadata-registry/imr-details/5125.
- World Health Organization (WHO). 2016. Global Health Observatory metadata. https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.metadata.
- World Health Organization (WHO). 2020. "THE GLOBAL HEALTH OBSERVATORY. Indicators." https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators.
Misc
Project manager(s): A04 project, main responsible person Johanna Fischer
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- World Health Organization (WHO). 09.2018. "Global Health Observatory data repository. Dementia health and social care facilities. Long-term care facilities." https://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.GDO0802v?lang=en.
