... rate of growth of total population, ru is the rate of growth of utilization per capita, rp is the rate of growth of the general price level, rr is the rate of growth of the ratio of the ... the ratio of health sector to general price levels, and the residual term. Forecasting the growth of health expenditures then becomes a problem of forecasting the rates of growth of individual ... A Survey of Issues in Forecasting, Methods Used, and Relevance for Developing Countries Ajay Mahal Peter Berman December 2001 HARVARD BURDEN OF...