aggregate diverse outputs and to disentangle growth in healthcare expenditure that is driven by activity from that due to cost … activity (29.2%) and cost (15.7%). Rises in expenditure in inpatient (38.5%), outpatient (57.2%), and A&E (59.5%) settings were … of high cost drugs (270.5%) and chemotherapy (110.2%). Community prescribing grew by 45.2%, with costs falling by 24 …

studies were of moderate to high quality. Spontaneous vaginal delivery cost patients and health systems between USD 6-52 and … maternal hemorrhage they range between USD 65-196 and USD 30-127, respectively. Patient cost for caring low-birth weight babies … ranges between USD 38-489 while the health system cost was estimated to be USD 514. Conclusion: This is the first systematic …