Total Expenditure on Dementia Research (as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
International
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): WHO Global Dementia Observatory (GDO)
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Other
Defining Attributes
Definition
Total expenditure on dementia research (as a percentage of gross domestic product)
Numerator
Government's combined national and subnational dementia-specific research expenditure in the last year for which data is available
Denominator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Region and country
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Via an online data collection survey, the GDO e-tool, with data provided by the national authority's response. Data sources include Ministry of Health; Ministry of Research (or equivalent); national research councils/institutes.
Frequency of Data Collection
As of August 2021, 62 countries have contributed data to the GDO during the first round of data collection (2018-2020). The next round of GDO data collection is planned to commence in 2022.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
As of August 2021, 62 countries have contributed data to the GDO during the first round of data collection (2018-2020). The next round of GDO data collection is planned to commence in 2022.
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
World Health Organization. (2018). The global dementia observatory reference guide. World Health Organization. iris.who.int/handle/10665/272669. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025