NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider World Health Organization (WHO)Tabulations only Geography Global Coverage type Global Time period covered 01/1970 - present Series or system Global Health Expenditure Database Data type Financial record Summary The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Expenditure Database provides data from 1970 to the present on national health expenditures. The database tracks over 50 National Health Account (NHA) indicators, including total health expenditures, data on financing sources and financing agents, out-of-pocket expenditures, per capita public funds for health, private insurance, exchange rates, GDP, and several basic health indicators. Data sources include publicly available documents such as national health account reports, reports from ministries of finance and central statistical offices, and public expenditure information from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Keywords Financial assistance for health, GDP, Government health expenditures, Health care expenditures, Health insurance, Personal health expenditures, Population Citation Contributors World Health Organization (WHO) Publisher World Health Organization (WHO) Suggested citation World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO). GHDx Entry last modified on: Apr 3, 2023