Table 1.
Key indicators for the selected countries
Source: WHO Global Health Expenditure Database (http://www.who.int/healthaccounts/ghed/en)
| Public–private healthcare mix | Dominant private sector | Private sector with a universalist public sector | High-cost private sector leading a stratified system | Stratified private sectors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | India | Nigeria | Philippines | Thailand | Argentine | Chile | Colombia | Ghana | Malawi | Tanzania |
| Domestic private health expenditure as a percentage of current health expenditure | 72 | 78 | 65 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 25 |
| Out-of-pocket as a percentage of current health expenditure | 62 | 77 | 53 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 24 |
| Voluntary health insurance as a percentage of current health expenditure | 5 | < 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Government financing arrangements as a percentage of current health expenditure | 23 | 14 | 23 | 68 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 50 | 62 |
| Compulsory health insurance as a percentage of current health expenditure | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 58 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 8 |