ACTIVITY /CASE: APPRECIATING THE HEALTH SECTOR

Table1: General Economic Resources

Country

Population

Per Capita GNP or

GDP (USD)

Philippines

Gross National or
Domestic Product
(USD)
289.686 billion

100 million

2,913.344

Poland

525.9 billion

38.12 million

13, 431.95

Table 2

Total Expenditures for

Health
Per Capita expenditure
(USD)
Total number of manpower
in the health sector
Population per hospital bed
ratio

Philippines

Poland

4.6%

6.2%

119

1,489

26,742

24,892

10.41

6.5

Table3
Philippines

Poland

Life expectancy at birth

68.55 yrs.

77 yrs.

Crude death rate

5.8%

10%

Leading cause of mortality

Heart disease

Cardiovascular disease

Leading cause of morbidity

Acute respiratory infection

Circulatory system disease