Table 1 Inputs and outputs definition of data envelopment analysis
From: Health systems efficiency in Eastern Mediterranean Region: a data envelopment analysis
Source | Parameter | Name | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
OECD health data/WHO health observatory | X1 | Physicians, density per 1000 population (head counts) | Entrance |
OECD health data/WHO health observatory | X2 | Total hospital beds, per 1000 population | |
OECD health data/WHO health observatory | X3 | Current expenditure on health, % of gross domestic product | Â |
OECD health data/WHO health observatory | Y1 | Life expectancy | Output |
OECD health data/WHO health observatory | Y2 | Infant survival rate (calculated from infant mortality rate, deaths per 1 000 live births) |