An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison
Background and purpose: Improved life standards, over the past few decades, had led to an increase in health expenditures. The aim of this article was to compare the trend of health expenditure per capita and its association with health indicators in selected countries. Materials and Meth...
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| description | Background and purpose: Improved life standards, over the past few decades, had led to an increase in health expenditures. The aim of this article was to compare the trend of health expenditure per capita and its association with health indicators in selected countries.
Materials and Methods: The health indices of World Health Organization and World Bank health statistics for 10 years (2003 to 2013) were employed. Countries includes Denmark, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Nigeria and Liberia. Six indices were compared with the global average in 5 income groups.
Results: Denmark with health expenditure per capita more than the Netherlands had higher life expectancy at birth and more deaths as a result of alcohol abuse and tobacco smoking. Nigeria’s health spending per capita was 2.5 times more than that of Liberia, because it had worse results in all health indicators with high mortality rate due to lower vaccination coverage for malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis, and at the same time, high costs for the labor force and corruption in health system. Iran with health expenditure per capita less than Turkey had lower total mortality rate of infants and children under 5 years and lower total fertility. Well-organized PHC system and highly qualified professionals in the field of healthcare are among the strengths of the healthcare system in Iran.
Conclusion: Increasing trend of health expenditures in selected countries did not have a significant impact on the health indicators trend. Countries must identify and invest on their health priorities to improve population health status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b873bf1296bd41d0b51b2e90b985dd762022-12-22T02:46:18ZengMazandaran University of Medical Sciencesعلوم بهداشتی ایران2322-553X2322-47972017-04-01523241An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparisonMohammad Qolipour0Farzad Faraji Khiavi1Mohammad Saadati2 School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Health Service Management, School of Health Services Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Background and purpose: Improved life standards, over the past few decades, had led to an increase in health expenditures. The aim of this article was to compare the trend of health expenditure per capita and its association with health indicators in selected countries. Materials and Methods: The health indices of World Health Organization and World Bank health statistics for 10 years (2003 to 2013) were employed. Countries includes Denmark, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Nigeria and Liberia. Six indices were compared with the global average in 5 income groups. Results: Denmark with health expenditure per capita more than the Netherlands had higher life expectancy at birth and more deaths as a result of alcohol abuse and tobacco smoking. Nigeria’s health spending per capita was 2.5 times more than that of Liberia, because it had worse results in all health indicators with high mortality rate due to lower vaccination coverage for malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis, and at the same time, high costs for the labor force and corruption in health system. Iran with health expenditure per capita less than Turkey had lower total mortality rate of infants and children under 5 years and lower total fertility. Well-organized PHC system and highly qualified professionals in the field of healthcare are among the strengths of the healthcare system in Iran. Conclusion: Increasing trend of health expenditures in selected countries did not have a significant impact on the health indicators trend. Countries must identify and invest on their health priorities to improve population health status.http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-441-10&slc_lang=en&sid=1Health expenditure per capita Health indicators Comparative study |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Qolipour Farzad Faraji Khiavi Mohammad Saadati An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison علوم بهداشتی ایران Health expenditure per capita Health indicators Comparative study |
| title | An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison |
| title_full | An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison |
| title_fullStr | An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison |
| title_full_unstemmed | An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison |
| title_short | An association between change in health expenditures and health indicators; A cross country comparison |
| title_sort | association between change in health expenditures and health indicators a cross country comparison |
| topic | Health expenditure per capita Health indicators Comparative study |
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