External health expenditure per capita in US$ (GHED)
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_hc_financing_exthexppercap_usd_ghed |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | External health expenditure per capita in US$ (GHED) |
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This indicator calculates the average external sources spent on health per capita in USD currency. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. This indicator describes the size of the external sources for health expenditures in relation to the population size facilitating international comparison.
Coding rules
Coding rules in accordance with WHO Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) operationalisation.
Bibliographic info
Citation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO), and Eurostat. 2011. A System of Health Accounts. Paris: OECD Publishing.
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Project manager(s): Gabriela de Carvalho, Achim Schmid
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO), and Eurostat. 2011. A System of Health Accounts. Paris: OECD Publishing.
