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Table 1 Indicators of health system efficiency

From: Health system efficiency and equity in ASEAN: an empirical investigation

Category

Dimension

Abbreviation

Specific indicators

Min

Max

Initial input

Health expenditure

\(X_{1}\)

Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%)

1.85

7.50

Intermediate

Health human resource

\(Z_{1}\)

Medical doctors per 10,000 population

1.65

24.34

  

\(Z_{2}\)

Number of nursing personnel

2530

578078

 

Health material resources

\(Z_{3}\)

Hospital beds per 10,000 population

6.91

37.03

Output

Public health

\(Y_{1}\)

Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)

59.00

99.00

  

\(Y_{2}\)

Age-standardized NCD mortality rate per 100,000 population

233.30

726.30

  

\(Y_{3}\)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

41.17

100.00

 

Medical care

\(Y_{4}\)

Neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births

0.89

27.97

  

\(Y_{5}\)

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

63.90

83.60

  

\(Y_{6}\)

Maternal mortality ratio per 10,000 live births

6

285