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Indicator name:
Medical devices: Diagnostic medical imaging equipment
Data type:
Ratio
Indicator Id:
3005
Topic:
Medical equipment
Definition:
Number of diagnostic medical imaging equipment (magnetic resonance imaging units, computed tomography units, positron emission tomography units, gamma camera) from the public and private sectors, per 1 000 000 population.

Number of mammographs units from the public and private sectors, per million population of females aged between 50 and 69 years old .

Disaggregation:
Provider type (public/private)
Method of measurement
Count of medical devices available in the country, divided by the number of population.
M&E Framework:
Input
Method of estimation:
Information collected directly from country focal points from ministries of health through the country survey on medical devices 2020-2021 update, conducted by HQ/MHP/HPS/MDD: Medical Devices and Diagnostics. In case of non-response, OECD database -Health care resources- was used. The denominator, population data, was obtained from the corresponding World Population Prospects Revision (medium estimates). Previously, the information was collected from the baseline country survey on medical devices 2013, and 2010 update respectively, conducted by HQ/HIS/EMP/PAU. Predominant type of statistics: Unadjusted.
Preferred data sources:
Administrative reporting systems
Unit of Measure:
Unit per 1,000,000 population
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Contact person email:
velazquezberumena@who.int
Name:
Ms Adriana Velazquez Berumen
IMRID:
3005
Links:
Medical devices
Global atlas of medical devices
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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