Health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean
Soc Sci Med
; 44(2): 157-69, Jan. 1997.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: med-2039
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; RA418.S64
ABSTRACT
This paper presents the results of a study commissioned by the Latin American and Caribbean Technical Department of the World Bank to document and analyze health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 1990, the countries of this region spent US$ 69 billion on health, with an average, per capita health expenditure of US$ 162. On average, the countries spent 6.2 percent of their GDP on health, with the expenditure divided about equally between the public and private sectors. In both the public and private sectors, per capita health expenditures were positively and significantly correlated with per capita income. However, this relationship holds only for the public sector, when health expenditures are measured as a proportion of GDP. While several poorer countries were dependent on external assistance, with increasing income, the countries relied more on public expenditures to finance health care. Based on the limited time series data, it is evident that there was a considerable variation among countries regarding the proportion spent on capital investments, primary health care, and drugs, but not on salaries. Looking ahead, with increasing economic development, the proportion of GDP spent on health expenditure, is likely to increase rapidly, while aid dependency is likely to decline.(AU)
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
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Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Arranjos Financeiros
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Coordenação Multissetorial
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Objetivo 4: Financiamento para a saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Gastos em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Avaliação econômica em saúde
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Soc Sci Med
Ano de publicação:
1997
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