Table 5.
Adherence to WHO-CEA guidelines
| Criteria | Adherence, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (154) | Africa (62) | Asia (32) | Latin American & Caribbean countries (24) | High-income countries (15)a | Global (21) | |
| Sensitivity analysis applied | 149 (97%) | 59 (95%) | 31 (97%) | 24 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 20 (95%) |
| GBD disability weights used | 111 (72%) | 42 (68%) | 23 (72%) | 18 (75%) | 7 (47%) | 21 (100%) |
| 3% discount rate, if then appropriated | 107 (69%) | 38 (61%) | 28 (88%) | 21 (88%) | 3 (20%) | 17 (81%) |
| Age-weighting applied | 67 (44%) | 29 (47%) | 14 (44%) | 12 (50%) | 2 (13%) | 10 (48%) |
| WHO Standard life expectancy | 21 (14%) | 7 (11%) | 6 (19%) | 3 (13%) | 1 (7%) | 4 (19%) |
| All criteria | 6 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (10%) |
| Use of a cost-effectiveness threshold | 74 (48%) | 28 (45%) | 18 (56%) | 12 (50%) | 5 (33%) | 11 (52%) |
| Perspective stated | 118 (77%) | 45 (73%) | 24 (75%) | 20 (83%) | 13 (87%) | 16 (76%) |
| Stated and defined perspectives were the same | 73 (47%) | 23 (37%) | 15 (47%) | 15 (63%) | 10 (67%) | 10 (48%) |
a
Europe, North America and Oceania.