Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in US$ (WHO)
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_hc_financing_ooppercap_usd_who |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in US$ (WHO) |
| Related indicators | |
This indicator estimates the average health expenditure through out-of-pocket payments per capita in US-Dollar (USD). It indicates how much every person pays out-of-pocket on average in USD at the point of use. High out-of-pocket payment are associated with catastrophic and impoverishing household spending. Out-of-pocket payment are not pooled and there is no sharing of risk among wider group of people other than the household. This indicator describes the out-of-pocket expenditure in relation to the population size in USD facilitating international comparison.
Coding rules
Coding rules in accordance with WHO operationalisation.
Bibliographic info
Citation: World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.
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Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho, Achim Schmid
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- World Health Organization (WHO). 2019. "The Global Health Observatory." https://www.who.int/data/gho.
