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Table 1 Calculating unmet health care need—variable definitions used to generate prevalence estimates

From: Prevalence of unmet health care need in older adults in 83 countries: measuring progressing towards universal health coverage in the context of global population ageing

Did not need health care

Definition: The proportion of respondents who reported that they did not need health care

Met health care need

Definition: The proportion of respondents who reported that their need for health care was met

Unmet health care need

Definition: The proportion of respondents who reported that they needed health care but did not receive it

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Population Health Metrics

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