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Indicator name:
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
Short name:
CHE%GDP
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
4950
Topic:
Health systems resources
Rationale:
Current health expenditure as a share of GDP provides an indication on the level of resources channelled to health relative to other uses. It shows the importance of the health sector in the whole economy and indicates the societal priority which health is given measured in monetary terms.
Definition:
Level of Current Health Expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP
Method of measurement
Current health expenditure (CHE) / Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Method of estimation:
-
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Unweighted average (mean) of the indicator value across countries with available data.
Unit of Measure:
%
Comments:
The codes of health expenditure for method of measurement correspond to categories of the International Classification of Health Accounts (ICHA-SHA2011). The complete list of ICHA codes is available in the SHA 2011 document: A system of health accounts 2011 and in the Excel file: International classification of health accounts (SHA 2011 series) . (See links below)
Contact person email:
nha@who.int
Name:
Health accounts team
Links:
Global health expenditures database
International standard methodology (a system of health accounts SHA 2011)
International classification of health accounts (SHA 2011 series) codes and names
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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