Expenditure on 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_LTChealth_MilNCU_WHO |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Expenditure on long-term care (health) in million NCU (WHO) |
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This indicator measures the expenditure on the health care function “long-term care (health)” (SHA HC.3) in national million curency 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. Long-term care (health) consists of a range of medical and personal care services that are consumed with the primary goal of alleviating pain and suffering and reducing or managing the deterioration in health status in patients with a degree of long-term dependency.
Coding rules
For further discussion of the boundaries and measurement of the health care functions on long-term care see OECD et al 2011, pp. 88-94.
Bibliographic info
Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 21.11.2019. "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.
- Organization 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
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Sources
- World Health Organization (WHO). 21.11.2019. "Global Health Expenditure Database. NHA indicators." https://apps.who.int/nha/database/ViewData/Indicators/en.
