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Indicator name:
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)
Short name:
GGHE-D%GDP
Indicator Id:
4957
Topic:
Current health expenditure by financing sources
Rationale:
Current health expenditure from government domestic sources as a share of GDP provides an indication of the importance of resources channelled to health by the government in the whole economy as measured by GDP. Government domestic sources include government internal transfers and grants, government transfers and subsidies to voluntary schemes, as well as social health insurance contributions.
Definition:
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP
Method of measurement
(FS.1 Transfers from government domestic revenue allocated to health purposes + FS.3 Social insurance contributions) / 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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