The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview

This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators database. On the financial protection side, the changes include an increase in the number of indicators from five to 14; re...

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Main Authors: Wagstaff, Adam, Eozenou, Patrick, Neelsen, Sven, Smitz, Marc
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/696271560183366718/The-2019-Update-of-the-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-An-Overview
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spelling okr-10986-318692022-09-20T00:13:18Z The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview Wagstaff, Adam Eozenou, Patrick Neelsen, Sven Smitz, Marc HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH EQUITY INEQUALITY OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL PROTECTION POVERTY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators database. On the financial protection side, the changes include an increase in the number of indicators from five to 14; revisions to several previous data points, reflecting the analysis of new surveys (or adaptations thereof); and refinements to the estimation of out-of-pocket expenditures. On the health equity side, the 2019 database includes 198 more data points than the 9,733 in the 2018 database, reflecting the addition of 535 new datapoints, and the dropping of 337 previously included data points now considered to be substandard. 2019-06-13T20:50:48Z 2019-06-13T20:50:48Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/696271560183366718/The-2019-Update-of-the-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-An-Overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31869 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8879 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 HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH EQUITY
INEQUALITY
OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
spellingShingle HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH EQUITY
INEQUALITY
OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
POVERTY
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Wagstaff, Adam
Eozenou, Patrick
Neelsen, Sven
Smitz, Marc
The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8879
description This paper outlines changes that have been made in the 2019 version of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators database. On the financial protection side, the changes include an increase in the number of indicators from five to 14; revisions to several previous data points, reflecting the analysis of new surveys (or adaptations thereof); and refinements to the estimation of out-of-pocket expenditures. On the health equity side, the 2019 database includes 198 more data points than the 9,733 in the 2018 database, reflecting the addition of 535 new datapoints, and the dropping of 337 previously included data points now considered to be substandard.
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 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
title_short The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
title_full The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
title_fullStr The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
title_full_unstemmed The 2019 Update of the Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators Database : An Overview
title_sort 2019 update of the health equity and financial protection indicators database : an overview
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/696271560183366718/The-2019-Update-of-the-Health-Equity-and-Financial-Protection-Indicators-Database-An-Overview
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