International Household Health Expenditure Comparisons from 2005

World Bank data from the International Comparison Program 2005 provides metrics on household health expenditure. The dataset, identified by code 110600, facilitates cross-country analysis of healthcare spending. It was compiled by the International Comparison Program (ICP) as part of a global economic benchmarking initiative.

Use Cases

• Benchmark per capita household health expenditure across participating countries using the primary expenditure metric.
• Analyze the relationship between national income levels and the 'HEALTH - HHC' category spending as a share of total consumption.
• Model regional disparities in out-of-pocket health costs using the country-level aggregated data.
• Correlate health expenditure figures from this dataset with other ICP categories like food or housing for structural analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative International Comparison Program 2005, a major global statistical effort.
• Provides standardized, comparable metrics for household health expenditure across multiple economies.

Limitations

• Data is from a single reference year (2005), offering no temporal trend analysis.
• Specific row count, column details, and sample size for the health category are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is dependent on the 2005 ICP participant list, which may exclude some nations.

Provenance

Source

International Comparison Program (ICP) 2005, hosted by the World Bank.

Collection Method

Aggregated from national accounts and household expenditure surveys conducted by participating countries.

Time Range

2005

Geography

International coverage of countries participating in the ICP 2005 round.