* CONTENTS

PUBLISHER’S FOREWORD AKNOWLEGEMENTS SUMMARY REPORT 1. A snapshot of expenditure by disease, age and gender in the Asia-Pacific region 2. Results 2-1. Countries and economies that reported to have produced estimates 2-2. Countries and economies that reported to have not produce estimates 3. Discussion References ANNEX 1. QUESTIONNAIRE 1. OECD Questionnaire on Expenditure Data by Disease, Age and Gender ANNEX 2. COUNTRY RESPONSES 1. Afghanistan 2. Bangladesh 3. Brunei Darussalam 4. Cambodia 5. China 6. Chinese Taipei 7. Fiji 8. Hong Kong, China 9. India 10. Iran 11. Lao PDR 12. Malaysia 13. Maldives 14. Mongolia 15. Nepal 16. Pakistan 17. Republic of Korea 18. Sri Lanka 19. Thailand

* SUMMARY

Breakdowns of health care expenditure by different categories of disease and age groups are intended to provide policy-related information on variations in spending between population groups that are differentiated by their characteristics. Information on expenditure by disease can serve a number of purposes, such as better understand drivers of health spending, and assess the impact of reforms and ageing population... (Excerpt from the SUMMARY REPORT)