Table 4.
Criteria ranking – comparison between countriesa
| Criteria | Israel | Brazil | Cuba | Uganda | Nepal | Norway | Austria | Spain | Hungary | China |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease severity | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Number of patients | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Individual benefit | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Subsidy to the poor | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Cost effectiveness | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Intended for middle-age vs. childrenb | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Intended for the elderly vs. childrenc | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Rank correlation with Israeld | 1 | 0.20 | 0.36 | −0.79 | −0.52 | −0.65 | −0.18 | −0.14 | −0.18 | −0.05 |
| P* | 0.66 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.91 |
*T-test of the hypothesis that the rank correlation = 0. Significant correlations are in boldface
aWhenever interactions appeared in the model, the ranking was based on the mean effect
bIsrael: children vs. other
cIsrael: elderly vs. other
dAdjusted for ties