IS THE GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY INDEX PREDICTIVE OF HEALTH SPENDINGS?

Authors : Nazan Kartal

Pages : 213-222

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Publication Date : 2025-07-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The current study has been designed to examine the relationship between health expenditure and the levels of global health security observed in OECD member countries and key partners. The variables analyzed in this study include the GHS index data, the share health expenditure of gross domestic product and the proportion of public health expenditure in total health expenditure. A total of 43 countries were then ordered from highest to lowest according to each variable. To assess the predictability of health expenditure in relation to the GHS Index, a Spearman rank correlation analysis was conducted. The results show a statistically significant and positive correlation (Spearman coefficient = 0.693, p = 0.00) between the GHS Index and the share of health expenditure in GDP, indicating that higher health spending as a percentage of GDP is associated with improved global health security. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between the GHS Index and the proportion of public health expenditure in total health expenditure (Spearman coefficient = 0.226, p = 0.146). The study suggests that an increase in the allocation of resources to health and potential global crises in public finances could lead to an improvement in global health security levels.
Keywords : Küresel Sağlık Güvenliği İndeksi (GHSI), OECD (Ekonomik Kalkınma ve İşbirliği Örgütü), Sağlık Harcamaları.

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