Evaluation of Türkiye's Health Performance from 2018 to 2022

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Objective: One of the main goals of health systems is to improve and maintain public health. The performance of the health system has a strong impact on the health of the population, and better health outcomes can be achieved with high performance. The aim of the study is to examine Türkiye’s health performance in the last five years. Method: The five-year health indicators between 2018 and 2022 were examined in the study. A total of 45 indicators were evaluated under the headings of mortality, morbidity, disease prevention and health protection, institutions and infrastructures providing health services, health service use, human resources in health, and health economics and financing. The data were taken from the official page of the Health Statistics Yearbooks of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Türkiye. The TOPSIS method was applied in the analysis. The data were analyzed with the MS Office Excel Program. Results: As a result of the analysis, 2022 ranked first with the highest performance (0.884). Then, it was found that the years 2021 (0.836), 2018 (0.745) and 2020 (0.686) showed high performance, respectively. The year 2019 ranks last with the lowest performance (0.226). Conclusion: There has been a positive increase in the performance of the health system in Türkiye in recent years. It is thought that the rapid interventions made during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the whole world, also contributed to this result.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Health Systems
• Performance
• Health Indicators
• TOPSIS
• Türkiye

Türkiye'nin 2018-2022 Yılları Arasındaki Sağlık Performansının İncelenmesi

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Giriş ve Amaç: Sağlık sistemlerinin temel hedeflerinden biri halk sağlığını iyileştirmek ve sürdürmektir. Sağlık sisteminin performansı, nüfusun sağlığı üzerinde güçlü bir etkiye sahiptir ve yüksek performansla daha iyi sağlık sonuçları elde edilebilir. Çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’nin son beş yıldaki sağlık performansını incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmada 2018-2022 yılları arasındaki beş yıllık sağlık göstergeleri incelenmiştir. Mortalite, morbidite, hastalıkların önlenmesi ve sağlığın korunması, sağlık hizmeti verilen kurumlar ve alt yapıları, sağlık hizmeti kullanımı, sağlıkta insan kaynakları ile sağlık ekonomisi ve finansmanı başlıkları altında toplam 45 gösterge değerlendirilmiştir. Veriler T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık İstatistikleri Yıllıkları resmi sayfasından alınmıştır. Analizde TOPSIS yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Veriler, MS Office Excel Programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Analiz sonucunda 2022 yılı en yüksek performans (0,884) ile birinci sıradadır. Daha sonra sırasıyla 2021 (0,836), 2018 (0,745) ve 2020 (0,686) yıllarının yüksek performans gösterdiği bulunmuştur. 2019 yılı ise en düşük performans (0,226) ile son sırada yer almaktadır. Sonuç: Türkiye’de sağlık sisteminin performansında son yıllarda olumlu bir yükselme görülmektedir. Tüm Dünyayı etkisine alan COVID-19 pandemisinde yapılan hızlı müdahalelerin de bu sonuca katkısı olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sağlık Sistemleri
• Performans
• Sağlık Göstergeleri
• TOPSIS
• Türkiye

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