Expenditure on day long-term care (health) in million NCU (WHO)
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_LTC_financing_ExpHC_LTCday_MilNCU_WHO |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Expenditure on day long-term care (health) in million NCU (WHO) |
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This indicator measures the expenditure on the health care function “day long-term care (health)” (SHA HC.3.2) in million national currency units following the System of Health Accounts (SHA; OECD et al. 2011). Expenditure refers to the payments related to final consumption of all health care goods and services by the resident units. The function day long-term care (health) comprises planned long-term care (health) services in a health care facility but without an overnight stay. Services may be provided in a hospital or nursing home or in a dedicated or stand-alone day centre facility.
Coding rules
For further discussion of the boundaries and measurement of the health care functions on day long-term care see OECD et al. 2011, p. 94.
Bibliographic info
Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 21.11.2019. "Day long-term care (health)." https://apps.who.int/nha/database/Select/Indicators/en.
- World Health Organisation (WHO) n.d. "Global Health Expenditure Database. Documentation Center." https://apps.who.int/nha/database/DocumentationCentre/Index/en.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO), and Eurostat. 2011. A System of Health Accounts. Paris: OECD Publishing.
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). 21.11.2019. "Global Health Expenditure Database. NHA indicators." https://apps.who.int/nha/database/ViewData/Indicators/en.
