CISS Health Systems and Insurance Report: Health Systems Efficiency Indexes of the Americas

Abstract

This report provides estimates of efficiency indexes using the data envelope analysis (DEA) methodology and Malmquist indexes of health care systems of the countries of the American Continent. Results indicate that the order of the countries regarding their efficiency does not change significantly if we use health spending, socioeconomic and environmental factors or income per capita as inputs. In general rich countries are more efficient than poor countries. Haiti always shows the worst performance and there is evidence that has a lower efficiency, in relative terms today than in 1995.

Keywords: efficiency, health systems, America

JEL Classification: H21, H51