Trust as a Health System Resource – Global Dataset v 2 (2000-2024)

Below is a concise description you can paste into the Zenodo “Description” field (feel free to tweak wording or length as needed): Description This dataset accompanies the revised manuscript “Trust as a Health System Resource.”Version 2 provides a fully updated, reproducible evidence base covering 217 countries and territories from 2000 to 2024. What’s new in v 2 (31 July 2025) Updated macro-fiscal panel through 2024, adding IHME Development Assistance for Health, WHO-GHED functional splits, 2023-24 WDI and WGI governance data, and recent health-workforce series. New file SOC_TR_series.csv with recalculated Social-Organisation Capacity (CONS, PROG, STAB) and newly constructed direct-trust and composite-trust indices (validated against WVS/ESS, threshold τ = 0.68). scheme_aggregates.csv digitises PPP-converted premium and renewal data from five community-based health-insurance schemes, underpinning micro-evidence in the paper. Automated QA snapshot, SHA-256 manifest, and a replication notebook for full transparency. File structure data_repository_v2.zip ├─ country_panel_2000_2024.csv ├─ SOC_TR_series.csv ├─ scheme_aggregates.csv ├─ QA_snapshot.csv ├─ README.md ├─ Codebook.xlsx ├─ checksums/sha256_manifest.csv └─ Replication_code.ipynb Licence: CC-BY-4.0 (data) / MIT (code).Please cite using DOI 10.5281/zenodo.16575305.2 (v 2) or the concept DOI 10.5281/zenodo.16575305 for the most recent version.