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Table 1 Data sources and definitions

From: An ecological study on the association between International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacity scores and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service coverage index

Variable

Source

Definition

Time period

JEE

WHO

Joint External Evaluation

2016-2019

SPAR

WHO

States Parties Self-Assessment Annual Reporting 

2019

UHC Service Coverage

WHO

Universal Health Coverage

2020

GDP per-capita

World Bank

GDP per-capita

2019

Current health expenditure

World Bank

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

2018

Infant mortality rate

World Bank

Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1000 live births)

2019

Life expectancy at birth

WHO Global Health Observatory

Life expectancy at birth (years)

2020

Hospital beds

WHO Global Health Observatory

Hospital beds (per 10,000 population)

2020

Medical doctors

WHO Global Health Observatory

Medical doctors (per 10,000 population)

2021

Nursing and midwifery personnel

WHO Global Health Observatory

Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population)

2021

Population ages under 5

United Nations

Population ages under 5 (% of total population)

2019

Population ages 65 and above

United Nations

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population)

2019