Análise de eficiência dos gastos públicos na saúde dos municípios paranaenses no período de 2013 até 2016

Abstract

The health is indisputably an fundamental right and essential for the maintenance of human dignity and becomes effective precondition for the maintenance and existence of life in society, because of the association with human survival and, by association, the survival of the social organism. The current study aims to analyze the degree of relative efficiency to the spent of municipal resources for public health in Paraná in the period from 2013 to 2016. The chosen method to measure the level of efficiency is the Data Envelopment Analysis with outputs orientation. The variables used in the method are per capta municipal spents with healthcare, per capta municipal spents with sanitation (as inputs) and Firjan Municipal Development Index of health (as output). The results show that only 22 of the municipalities of Paraná can be considered eficiente, which represents only 5,5% of municipalities in the state. Furthermore, it was found that there is no linear correlation between per capta spending and the level of efficiency. It’s also important to emphasize that was found that exists a concentration of efficient municipalities in the North of the state.