Summary (English)

Estimate of global health coverage as a percentage of total population includes affiliated members of health insurance (including for some countries micro-insurance) and estimation of the population having free (or at limited cost) access to health care services provided by the State. Consult detailed data and sources | More

Percentage of the population not covered due to professional health staff deficit based on median value in low vulnerability group of countries. An, alternative measure based on WHO benchmark is also avalailable in Apprendix B11.
The ILO staff access deficit indicator reflects the supply side of access availability – in this case the availability of human resources at a level that guarantees at least basic, but universal, effective access to everybody. To estimate access to the services of skilled medical professionals (physicians and nursing and midwifery personnel), it uses as a proxy the relative difference between the density of health professionals in a given country and its median value in countries with a low level of vulnerability (population access to services of medical professionals in countries with low vulnerability is thus used as a benchmark for other countries).  The relative ILO benchmark corresponds to the median value in the group of countries assessed as 'low vulnerable' (regarding the structure of employment and poverty). Based on 2011 data from WHO (number of physicians, nursing and midwifery personnel per 10,000), the estimated median value is 41.1 per 10,000 poopulation  when weighted by total population.  
Another way to look at it is to refer to population not covered due to a deficit from the supply side. Then, the ILO staff access deficit indicator estimates the dimension of the overall performance of health-care delivery as a percentage of the population that has no access to health care if needed. This value is above the minimum set by WHO for primary care delivery, which is 23 per 10,000.  
Professional staff includes physicians and nursing and midwifery personnel as defined by WHO. See Indicator definitions and metadata (http://apps.who.int/gho/indicatorregistry/App_Main/view_indicator.aspx?iid=3105, accessed May 2014).

Coverage gap due to financial resources deficit based on median value in low vulnerability group of countries. The ILO financial deficit indicator follows the same principle as the access deficit indicator regarding total health spending (in USD per capita and per year) except out-of-pocket payments.  The relative median value in 2011 in group of countries assessed as 'low vulnerable' is estimated at 239 USD per capita and per year.

See also appendix B11 for additional health indicators)