NSCB - 2005-2007 Philippine National Health Accounts - Health Care Financing Indicators: Target versus Actual Levels,2005-2007

Health Care Financing Indicators: Target versus Actual Levels, 2005 - 2007

Indicator	Target ¹	2005 ²	PNHA Preliminary Estimates
Indicator	Target ¹	2005 ²	2006	2007
Total health expenditure as percentage of GNP	3 to 4	3.4	3.3	3.2
Per capita health expenditure (in pesos)	2,000	2,327	2,488	2,642
Total government health expenditures as percentage of total health expenditure	40	29.5	26.6	26.2
National government	18	15.3	12.5	13.0
Local government	12	14.1	14.1	13.3
Total social health insurance expenditures as percentage of total health expenditure	15	9.8	8.8	8.5
Total public health care expenditure as percentage of total health expenditure ³	20	11.3	11.2	9.1
National government	6	4.4	2.8	2.8
Local government	14	6.4	6.3	5.9
Total public health care expenditure as percentage of total government health expenditure	50	36.6	34.3	33.1
National government	20	15.0	10.5	10.8
Local government	30	21.7	23.8	22.3
Out-of-pocket health spending as percentage of total health expenditure	20	49.2	52.3	54.3

1/ Based on the National Objectives for Health 2005-2010 prepared and published by the Department of Health.
2/ Revised
3/ Aside from the national government and the local government units, the rest of the world sector also contributes to public health care.

Posted: 03 August 2010