Policy Demand and Utilization of International Organization Statistics in the Health Sector

Abstract

There are many statistics in our lives. Statistics have had an impact on the entire socio-economy by revealing conceptual things as a reality through the process of quantification. Policy makers harness the power of statistics to implement policies. However, many decisions are still based on expert opinions rather than scientifically objective statistics. International organizations such as the OECD and the WHO produce and provide reliable and policy-sensitive statistics, but why are they not widely used in the real world? In this article, the demand for the statistics of international organizations by policy makers in the health sector was confirmed, and the use of statistics in national plans was checked. The findings suggest that continuous efforts are needed to systematically diagnose users' demands and increase the convenience of using statistical information in order to increase the utilization of international organizations' statistics.