Mental Health Day Treatment Facility Rates per 100,000 Population

Mental health day treatment facility density data is provided by the World Health Organization. It measures the number of facilities per 100,000 population, enabling cross-country comparisons of service availability. The dataset is part of the WHO Global Health Observatory repository.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between facility_rate and other WHO health indicators like GDP_per_capita or physician_density.
• Model regional disparities in mental health access by comparing facility_rate across different countries or subnational regions.
• Forecast future facility needs by using time-series analysis on historical facility_rate data, if available.
• Benchmark national mental health service capacity by ranking countries based on their reported facility_rate.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Health Organization.
• Indicator is standardized (per 100,000 population) for direct comparison.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
• Data may have reporting gaps or inconsistencies between countries.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national health information systems and official country reports.

Geography

Global, with country-level data where reported.