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Efficiency analysis of the public health sector in Mexico using data envelopment analysis
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Jesús Díaz-Pedroza, Carmen Zúñiga-Trejo, José F Rivas-Vilchis, Raúl E Molina-Salazar, Moisés S Castañeda-Ramírez
Abstract
To estimate the efficiency of spending on
medicines and health supplies, and its effect on life expectancy at birth and
other health outcomes in Mexico. Data from the Directorate of Health
Information (2023) at the state level were used to analyze the hypotheses.
Budgetary and human resource inputs and outputs, such as life expectancy,
length of hospital stay, and hospital discharges, were considered. The
efficiency of the public health sector was calculated using Data Envelopment
Analysis (DEA). Models with constant and variable returns to scale were
calculated. Under variable returns, the number of efficient states increased,
and average efficiency improved from 56% to 78% with one input, and from 78% to
87% with multiple inputs. Our study demonstrates the importance of spending on
medicines and healthcare personnel in increasing life expectancy, and that
medical personnel are key to reducing hospitalizations, thus improving
healthcare efficiency.
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Pages:14-21
How to cite this article:
Jesús Díaz-Pedroza, Carmen Zúñiga-Trejo, José F Rivas-Vilchis, Raúl E Molina-Salazar, Moisés S Castañeda-Ramírez "Efficiency analysis of the public health sector in Mexico using data envelopment analysis". International Journal of Educational Research and Development, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 14-21
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