Position Value for Relative Comparison of Healthcare Status of Korea in 2019:Comparison with Countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
10.4332/KJHPA.2022.32.1.113
- Author:
Minah PARK
1
;
Hin-Moi YOUN
;
Eun-Cheol PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:DATA OBSERVATION
- From:Health Policy and Management
2022;32(1):113-121
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
This study aims to compare the healthcare status of South Korea and other member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) using the OECD health statistics 2021. We used the position value for relative comparison (PARC) index to measure the five elements of the healthcare system, demand, supply, accessibility, quality, and cost. For the statistical analysis, Mann-Kendall test was performed to examine the trend of the PARC values from 2000 to the most recent year. The results showed that supply, demand, accessibility, and quality were above median than the OECD median and the cost was below median. In sectors such as primary care, health employment and mental health care were below median average. With these result, necessary steps for a sustainable healthcare should be taken into effort by policy makers.
