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Efficiency and productivity of the Chilean public health system between 2010 and 2019

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National Health Services System expenditure on renumerations, consumer goods, and services.
YearPhysiciansNon-physician personnelVariable compensationTotal compensation expenseTotal spending on consumer goods and services
2010$464 409$709 048$415 783$1 589 240$948 253
2011$489 731$746 036$413 179$1 648 945$1 053 768
2012$527 761$808 950$463 865$1 800 576$1 134 935
2013$586 043$797 813$639 024$2 022 879$1 295 747
2014$645 401$850 555$704 295$2 200 251$1 484 724
2015$697 725$882 795$780 293$2 360 813$1 600 171
2016$808 554$955 898$844 884$2 609 336$1 721 168
2017$925 621$1 031 656$882 156$2 839 433$1 894 403
2018$1 012 893$1 157 913$936 312$3 107 117$2 089 036
2019$1 087 868$1 176 216$953.086$3 217 170$2 094 780
Variation 2010 to 2019134.2%65.9%129.2%102.4%120.9%
AAGR9.9%5.8%9.7%8.2%9.2%

AAGR, Average Annual Growth Rate.

Notes: values expressed in millions of 2020 Chilean pesos. Remunerations for physicians correspond to personnel included in laws 15 076 and 19 664. Non-physician personnel corresponds to those included in law 18 834. Variable remunerations include fees, extraordinary work, substitution and replacements, bonuses, incentives, and other remunerations. The remunerations associated with the experimental establishments were prorated proportionally among the other laws.

Source: Prepared by the authors based on budget execution reports from the Budget Office of the Chilean Ministry of Finance.