Table 3

Predicted cost per bed-day (i) in 2000 I $

Country
GDP per capita (I$)
In or out-of-sample
Hospital level
Cost per bed day









Mean (I $)
95% uncertainty interval Low
95% uncertainty interval high
SD

Mali
581
Out
I
7.39
5.46
9.80
1.36



II
9.64
7.07
12.73
1.74



III
13.14
9.58
17.40
2.44
Mozambique
720
Out
I
8.70
6.45
11.43
1.58



II
11.35
8.32
15.01
2.03



III
15.46
11.31
20.42
2.85
Algeria
1,449
Out
I
14.82
10.95
19.45
2.65



II
19.35
14.26
25.45
3.39



III
26.34
19.41
34.63
4.72
Indonesia
3,167
Out
I
26.90
19.86
35.19
4.77



II
35.12
26.05
46.12
6.11



III
47.80
35.38
63.28
8.44
Ecuador
3,260
In
I
27.50
20.30
35.95
4.88



II
35.90
26.63
47.17
6.25



III
48.87
36.17
64.71
8.63
Romania
3,634
Out
I
29.88
22.05
39.11
5.30



II
39.00
28.86
51.25
6.79



III
53.09
39.23
70.35
9.37
Greece
6,192
Out
I
44.88
33.02
59.23
8.03



II
58.58
43.25
76.84
10.28



III
79.73
59.01
104.62
14.10
Russian Federation
8,035
In
I
54.75
40.17
72.43
9.86



II
71.48
52.73
94.24
12.62



III
97.27
71.79
127.92
17.27
Bahrain
14,159
Out
I
84.41
61.48
112.10
15.52



II
110.19
80.27
146.22
19.85



III
149.93
110.19
198.97
27.01
United Arab Emirates
20,330
Out
I
111.30
80.27
148.59
20.81



II
145.28
105.96
191.58
26.62



III
197.66
144.13
263.01
36.09
United Kingdom
24,348
In
I
127.76
91.83
170.79
24.11



II
166.77
121.08
221.00
30.85



III
226.87
164.90
302.91
41.76
Canada
28,087
Out
I
142.51
102.03
190.22
27.11



II
186.02
134.55
247.23
34.69



III
253.05
183.16
337.26
46.89

(i)Cost per bed day is estimated for public hospitals with 80% occupancy rate, excluding drug costs and including food costs.

Adam et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:3   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-1-3