Table 1 Overview of the analyzed countries

Socio-economic status

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Current prices, current PPPs)

(USD, billion)^a

2,344.3

5,315.6

4,560.9

20,893.7

GDP per head (Current prices, current PPPs)

(US Dollar)^a

45,274

42,285

54,844

63,285

Current expenditure on health (all functions) (share of GDP)^b

8.4

11.1

12.8

18.8

Status of COVID-19

Total population (1,000 persons)^c

51,269

126,476

83,784

331,003

Number of confirmed cases (persons)^d

56,872

217,312

1,640,858

18,648,989

Cumulative number of confirmed cases (per million)^d

1,109

1,718

19,584

56,341

Cumulative number of deaths (per million)^d

16

25

355

991

Date of first confirmed case^d

2020.1.20

2020.1.15

2020.1.28

2020.1.31

Status of health resources^e

Number of physicians per 1,000 persons

2.4

2.5

4.3

2.6

Number of nurses per 1,000 persons

7.2

11.8

13.0

11.9

Number of hospital beds per 1,000 persons

12.4

13.0

8.0

2.8

Number of public hospital beds per 1,000 persons

1.2

3.5

3.2

0.6

Type of Healthcare system^f

Social Health Insurance

Social Health Insurance

Social Health Insurance

Private Health System (Partially social health insurance)

Characteristics of social health insurance

Population coverage^g

97%

100%

87%

18%

Reimbursement system

Outpatient

FFS

FFS

FFS under sectoral budgeting

FFS

Inpatient

FFS (partially DRG)

DPC

DRG

DRG