Timor Leste and Maldives
are both small island countries in Asia. Geographically, Maldives is more
isolated than Timor Leste. Timor Leste's economy relies mostly on offshore oil
and gas resources, and Maldives relies mostly on tourism and fisheries sectors.
The total population of Timor Leste is more than twice of Maldives'. In 2013,
the population of Timor Leste was 1,153,295 and of Maldives was 415,593. With a
slightly higher growth rate in Timor Leste.
Healthcare access and
quality by level of healthcare spending (2000 to 2013) show Timor Leste's
differences compared to Maldives. Healthcare access and quality are measured by
the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation HAQ Index. 32 causes considered
amenable to health care comprise the HAQ Index, representing a range of health
service areas:
· vaccine-preventable
diseases
· infectious
diseases
· maternal
and child health
· non-communicable
diseases
· conditions
from which surgery can easily avert death.
In 2000, the HAQ Index of
Timor Leste was 38.2 and of Maldives was 59.3. In 2013, the HAQ Index of Timor
Leste was 51.6 and of Maldives was 75.5. During the 13 years period, Maldives
performs better in increasing the HAQ Index (16.2 points) than Timor Leste
(13.4 points). We should also consider that Maldives' starting point is higher,
which reflects the better infrastructure and health system available that
essential to health care access and quality level.
In 2000, the healthcare
expenditure per capita of Timor Leste was 45.23 and of Maldives was 274.25. In
2013, the healthcare expenditure per capita of Timor Leste was 96.32 and of
Maldives was 1259.6. Maldives in 2013 spent about four-fold what it had in 2000
for healthcare, while Timor Leste only spent about two-fold. We can learn that
it takes more resources per capita to maintain and increase the HAQ index. This
will become more complicated when we have a larger population. As the newly
recognized independent country, Timor Leste has done well.
References:
1.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?end=2019&locations=TL-MV&start=2000&view=chart
3.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/maldives/
4.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/timor-leste/
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