Cross-Country Study of Institutionalizing Social Participation in Health Policymaking: A Realist Analysis
Table 2
Characteristics of selected countries×.
Indicators
Thailand
Iran
Chile
France
Tunisia
Population (millions)
69.8
83.99
19.1
67.4
11.8
Urban population (% of total population)
51
76
88
81
70
HDI†
0.77
0.78
0.85
0.90
0.74
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
77
77
80
83
77
Urban population growth (annual %)
1.7
1.9
1
0.5
1.5
Country income group††
UMI
LMI
HI
HI
LMI
Gini index
35
40.93
44.9
32.41
32.82
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
6.8
N/A
10.8
13.83
15.22
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
77.8
84.1
82.3
83.3
66.7
×Source: World Development Indicators database (most of the data belong to 2020, except those noted in the following). †Data belong to 2019. ††Data belong to 2022. UMI: upper middle income; HI: high income; LMI: low middle income. 1Data belong to 2018. 2Data belong to 2015. 3Data belong to 2019.
