The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights

The 2018 database on Health Equity and Financial Protection indicators provides data on equity in the delivery of health service interventions and health outcomes, and on financial protection in health. This paper provides a brief history of the da...

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Main Authors: Wagstaff, Adam, Eozenou, Patrick, Neelsen, Sven, Smitz, Marc
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/582871539784481127/The-2018-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-Overview-and-Insights
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spelling okr-10986-305982021-08-08T12:14:12Z The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights Wagstaff, Adam Eozenou, Patrick Neelsen, Sven Smitz, Marc HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HEALTH SURVEY HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH EQUITY INEQUALITY FINANCIAL PROTECTION POVERTY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE The 2018 database on Health Equity and Financial Protection indicators provides data on equity in the delivery of health service interventions and health outcomes, and on financial protection in health. This paper provides a brief history of the database, gives an overview of the contents of the 2018 version of the database, and then gets into the details of the construction of its two sides -- the health equity side and the financial protection side. The paper also provides illustrative uses of the database, including the extent of and trends in inequity in maternal and child health intervention coverage, the extent of inequities in women's cancer screening and inpatient care utilization, and trends and inequalities in the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures. 2018-10-24T16:19:26Z 2018-10-24T16:19:26Z 2018-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/582871539784481127/The-2018-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-Overview-and-Insights http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30598 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8577 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HEALTH SURVEY
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH EQUITY
INEQUALITY
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
spellingShingle HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HEALTH SURVEY
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH EQUITY
INEQUALITY
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Wagstaff, Adam
Eozenou, Patrick
Neelsen, Sven
Smitz, Marc
The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8577
description The 2018 database on Health Equity and Financial Protection indicators provides data on equity in the delivery of health service interventions and health outcomes, and on financial protection in health. This paper provides a brief history of the database, gives an overview of the contents of the 2018 version of the database, and then gets into the details of the construction of its two sides -- the health equity side and the financial protection side. The paper also provides illustrative uses of the database, including the extent of and trends in inequity in maternal and child health intervention coverage, the extent of inequities in women's cancer screening and inpatient care utilization, and trends and inequalities in the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures.
format Working Paper
author Wagstaff, Adam
Eozenou, Patrick
Neelsen, Sven
Smitz, Marc
author_facet Wagstaff, Adam
Eozenou, Patrick
Neelsen, Sven
Smitz, Marc
author_sort Wagstaff, Adam
title The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
title_short The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
title_full The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
title_fullStr The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
title_full_unstemmed The 2018 Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : Overview and Insights
title_sort 2018 health equity and financial protection indicators database : overview and insights
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/582871539784481127/The-2018-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-Overview-and-Insights
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