Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
2. Department of Specialised Care Planning and Service Development
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
1. Hungary 1024 Budapest, Keleti K. u. 5-7.
2. Hungary 1117 Budapest, Buda-part tér 2.
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
25 February 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
25 February 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
25 February 2025
3.1. Data description
Statistics on healthcare non-expenditure provide information on healthcare human resources, healthcare facilities, and healthcare utilisation.
The people active in the healthcare sector (doctors, dentists, nurses, etc.) and their status (graduates, practising, migration of doctors and nurses, etc.);
The available healthcare technical resources and facilities (hospital beds, beds in residential care facilities, medical technology, etc.);
The health activities or patient contacts undertaken (hospital discharges, surgical procedures, ambulatory care data, etc.).
Annual national and regional data are provided in absolute numbers or as a rate of a relevant population.
Data are based mainly on administrative records (see section 18.1 ‘Source data’ for more information).
3.2. Classification system
For the collection of data on healthcare non- expenditure, the classifications used in the System of Health Accounts (SHA) and its related set of International Classification for the Health Accounts are applied.
For Health Employment, the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications apply.
Definitions of mandatory variables are laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294.
Where possible, the statistics are separated by sex (male/female), age group and NUTS2 region.
National deviations: see Annex at the bottom of the page.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Public health.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
The healthcare non-expenditure statistics describe the public health sector from a non-monetary perspective. The statistics explain the number or rate of different healthcare resources, facilities and utilisations. A wide range of indicators are collected from a multitude of sources and therefore, details pertaining to individual variables are given in the Annex.
Definitions of mandatory variables are laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294.
Changes of statistical concepts and national definitions deviating from Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 and deviating from Eurostat manual (in case of voluntary variables): see Methodological information in Annex.
3.5. Statistical unit
Registered health professionals or health care facility categories.
3.6. Statistical population
All health care staff.
All available beds or equipment in hospitals or in nursing and residential care facilities.
All discharges or procedures performed in all hospitals.
3.7. Reference area
Complete national territory.
3.8. Coverage - Time
According to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294, the first mandatory transmission is for 2021 reference year. Historical data, subject to gentleman's agreement, is also reported, variable's availability varies. Coverage of each variable can be found in the annex.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Absolute numbers at the end of reference period or during the reference period.
Rate of phenomenon per reference population.
Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Formal agreements between authorities responsible for healthcare non-expenditure data based on the Act CLV of 2016 on Official Statistics
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Joint Questionnaire on Non-Monetary Health Care Statistics, which is carried by Eurostat, OECD and WHO-Europe
Co-operation of national institutions for Official Statistical Service based on the Act CLV of 2016 on Official Statistics
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
In confidential data management and related activities, all institutions responsible for healthcare non-expenditure data act in compliance with the Act CLV of 2016 on Official Statistics and Act CXII of 2011 on the right to informational self-determination and on the freedom of information. Furthermore, the prescriptions of the Regulation (EU) No 679/2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) are taken into consideration. Confidentiality Policy of HCSO contains the most important principles regarding statistical confidentiality
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
All institutions responsible for healthcare non-expenditure data apply strict physical and IT security measures with regard to the persons collecting the data as well as the IT systems that enable electronic data collection. The IT systems are protected against unauthorised internal or external access, therefore the data stored in these systems are kept completely safe. All data are checked for statistical disclosure before dissemination, in order to reduce the risk of disclosure of the statistical units to a possible minimum. When accepting requests for access to data, various tools of methodological, physical and legal protection are being applied depending on the nature of the request.
The HCSO Regulation on Data Protection is available here:
Most data on healthcare non-expenditure statistics are disseminated at national level after 4-8 months of the reference year, release dates are reported in publicly accessible release calendar.
It is very important that data and publications reach the widest range of users possible in a form that is comprehensible, can easily be processed and suits users’ expectations, therefore national press is regularly informed about new releases on healthcare non-expenditure data, press releases are available on the next website:
This comprehensive theme of healthcare non-expenditure statistics is published in a wide range of publications: in statistical yearbooks and pocketbooks, in summary tables and in written analysis, which are available on the next websites:
Microdata are usually provided for some institutions determined by law for public health purpose. Individual data request for scientific purposes is also possible in accordance with confidentiality regulations. See section 7 'Confidentiality' for more information.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
The data transmitted to international organisations are published by organisations with a statistical profile, especially Eurostat, WHO and OECD in various databases and publications (available on their websites) according to their own release calendars and practice.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Methodological information is available in Annex.
National metadata information is available on the websites of authorities responsible for healthcare non-expenditure data:
Authorities responsible for healthcare non-expenditure data ensure that the statistical practices used to compile the data collection should be in compliance with European Statistics Code of Practice. Procedures are in place to plan and monitor the quality of the health care non-expenditure statistical production process. Checks are carried out for completeness, consistency and plausibility of the collected data.
Data are reliable, mandatory variables described by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 meet the quality and the comparability requirements.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Data on healthcare non-expenditure statistics are used mainly by ministries and their background institutions to elaborate policies, evaluate the health care system, make decisions and monitor the effect of their implementation. Further users are researchers, university students and the private sector including media.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
There is no planned topic-specific satisfaction survey, nor any other general satisfaction survey involved healthcare non-expenditure topic, but there are feedbacks from main users, mainly from policymakers.
12.3. Completeness
All mandatory variables according to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 are reported.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
All data, healthcare human resources, healthcare facilities and healthcare utilisation data are in general accurate and reliable.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
Number of months between the end of the reference year and the publications at national level is T+4-8 months.
14.2. Punctuality
Healthcare non-expenditure data are delivered to Eurostat on time, according to the deadline determined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Mandatory data from reference year 2021 described by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 are comparable at international and at national level.
For potential breaks in voluntary variables see methodology in Annex.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Mandatory data from reference year 2021 described by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 are comparable over time.
For potential breaks in voluntary variables see methodology in Annex.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The data reported are based on administrative data sources with national coverage or on data which are collected in the frame of the national statistical data collection programme, so the data are consistent, there are no cross-domain coherence issues.
There are routine, scheduled revisions when the preliminary data are finalized. Occasionally non-scheduled revisions are performed if an unforeseeable event (updated statistical information, errors discovered in the data compilation) makes them necessary.
18.1. Source data
For source of data on the different variables see methodology in Annex.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annual.
18.3. Data collection
Data are collected mostly through administrative sources, registers. Data information systems are available in ministries / departments responsible for health care system as well as other agencies involved in the health care (see methodology in Annex).
18.4. Data validation
During the data processing quality and consistency checks are carried out by embedded programmes in order to handle logical contradictions and errors. Furthermore, the Joint Questionnaire on Non-Monetary Health Care Statistics includes a number of features, which allow national data correspondents to perform various quality checks (verification of consistency of the data between tables, the growth rates against the previous...) before submitting the data.
18.5. Data compilation
Data on the different topics (health employment, education, workforce migration, resources and activities) are collected, coded, edited, validated and the final, verified, aggregated data are loaded in the adequate table of Joint Questionnaire on Non-Monetary Health Care Statistics by the institutions responsible for the given health care matter. The data compilation is coordinated by the Statistical Office and a background institute of the Ministry.
Statistics on healthcare non-expenditure provide information on healthcare human resources, healthcare facilities, and healthcare utilisation.
The people active in the healthcare sector (doctors, dentists, nurses, etc.) and their status (graduates, practising, migration of doctors and nurses, etc.);
The available healthcare technical resources and facilities (hospital beds, beds in residential care facilities, medical technology, etc.);
The health activities or patient contacts undertaken (hospital discharges, surgical procedures, ambulatory care data, etc.).
Annual national and regional data are provided in absolute numbers or as a rate of a relevant population.
Data are based mainly on administrative records (see section 18.1 ‘Source data’ for more information).
25 February 2025
The healthcare non-expenditure statistics describe the public health sector from a non-monetary perspective. The statistics explain the number or rate of different healthcare resources, facilities and utilisations. A wide range of indicators are collected from a multitude of sources and therefore, details pertaining to individual variables are given in the Annex.
Definitions of mandatory variables are laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294.
Changes of statistical concepts and national definitions deviating from Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 and deviating from Eurostat manual (in case of voluntary variables): see Methodological information in Annex.
Registered health professionals or health care facility categories.
All health care staff.
All available beds or equipment in hospitals or in nursing and residential care facilities.
All discharges or procedures performed in all hospitals.
Complete national territory.
Calendar year.
All data, healthcare human resources, healthcare facilities and healthcare utilisation data are in general accurate and reliable.
Absolute numbers at the end of reference period or during the reference period.
Rate of phenomenon per reference population.
Data on the different topics (health employment, education, workforce migration, resources and activities) are collected, coded, edited, validated and the final, verified, aggregated data are loaded in the adequate table of Joint Questionnaire on Non-Monetary Health Care Statistics by the institutions responsible for the given health care matter. The data compilation is coordinated by the Statistical Office and a background institute of the Ministry.
For source of data on the different variables see methodology in Annex.
Yearly.
Number of months between the end of the reference year and the publications at national level is T+4-8 months.
Mandatory data from reference year 2021 described by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 are comparable at international and at national level.
For potential breaks in voluntary variables see methodology in Annex.
Mandatory data from reference year 2021 described by the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 are comparable over time.
For potential breaks in voluntary variables see methodology in Annex.
