Global Findex database provides this indicator on the percentage of adults aged 15 and over in the poorest 40% of the population who have borrowed for health or medical purposes. The data likely originates from a worldwide survey measuring financial inclusion. Its specific temporal and geographic coverage requires verification after download.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the relationship between poverty and access to health financing (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Benchmarking health-related borrowing behaviors across countries or regions (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Informing policy on financial safety nets for healthcare in developing economies (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the World Bank platform.
- Sourced from the authoritative Global Findex database.
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Global Findex database
- Collection Method
- Likely gathered via a global survey on financial inclusion.
- Time Range
- unknown
- Freshness
- unknown
- Geography
- Global