WHO Priority Assistive Product Prices in 12 Countries

Price data for 120 assistive products collected from 12 countries representing different income levels and geographic regions. The data was gathered by focal points in each country and used to classify products into GDP-standardized price ranges. This work was conducted by Natália Hedlund Jardim in 2024 as part of the WHO Priority Assistive Products List update.

Use Cases

• Analyze affordability disparities across income levels based on GDP-standardized price ranges
• Compare assistive product prices across geographic regions based on data from 12 countries
• Support policy decisions for the WHO Priority Assistive Products List based on price evidence

Strengths

• Data covers 120 assistive products selected from an initial list of 300
• Price collection was conducted in 12 countries representing a range of income levels and geographic regions
• Eight countries submitted price data covering over 75% of the products

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Four countries had data coverage below 50% due to challenges like limited supplier access
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Collection Method

Focal points in each country gathered the lowest prices for selected assistive products.

Time Range

2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 05:57:23; freshness should be verified

Geography

12 countries representing a range of income levels and geographic regions