Expenditure on inpatient long-term care (health) in million NCU (Eurostat)
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| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_LTC_financing_ExpHC_LTCinpatient_MilNCU_Eurostat |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Expenditure on inpatient long-term care (health) in million NCU (Eurostat) |
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This indicator measures the expenditure on the health care function “inpatient long-term care (health)” (SHA HC.3.1) ) 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 inpatient long-term care (health) comprises long-term care (health) services provided in a health care facility (hospital, nursing home) and requiring an overnight stay with medical supervision. The package of services covers nursing and/or personal care, usually provided together, along with a range of other components such as accommodation and support services.
Coding rules
For further discussion of the boundaries and measurement of the health care functions on home-based long-term care see OECD et al. 2011, p. 79.
For additional documentation on the indicator by Eurostat see Eurostat n.d.
Bibliographic info
Citation: Eurostat. 27.11.2018. "Health care expenditure by function [hlth_sha11_hc]." https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_sha11_hc&lang=en.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO), and Eurostat. 2011. A System of Health Accounts. Paris: OECD Publishing.
- Eurostat. n.d. "Health care expenditure (SHA 2011) (hlth_sha11). Eurostat metadata." https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/hlth_sha11_esms.htm
Misc
Project manager(s): A04 project, main responsible person Johanna Fischer
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Sources
- Eurostat. 27.11.2018. "Health care expenditure by function [hlth_sha11_hc]." https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_sha11_hc&lang=en.
