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ISBN 9789264075566
200 pages,
13 tables
200 graphs
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Bookmark this page: http://www.oecd.org/health/healthataglance
RELEASED DECEMBER 8, 2009
Health at a Glance 2009 – OECD Indicators
This fifth edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in the costs, activities and results of health systems. Key indicators provide information on health status, the determinants of health, health care activities and health expenditure and financing in OECD countries. This edition also contains new chapters on the health workforce and on access to care, an important policy objective in all OECD countries. The chapter on quality of care has been extended to include a set of indicators on the quality of care for chronic conditions.
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This publication takes as its main basis OECD Health Data 2009, the most comprehensive set of statistics and indicators for comparing health systems across the 30 OECD member countries
Press release
Country information
- OECD Berlin Centre: News releases in German for Austria and Germany. More information in German available under Gesundheit auf einen Blick 2009
- Press releases issued by countries
- Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
- Czech Republic, Institute of Health Information and Statistics (IHIS CR)
- Greece, Center for Health Services Research (CHSR), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) and Hellenic Association of Health Promotion and Health Education
- Iceland, Statistics Iceland
- Ireland, Department of Health and Children
- Finland, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Luxembourg, Informations et actualités du gouvernement luxembourgeois
- Norway, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Statistics
Interactive world map featuring key health indicators
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Health Status
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Life expectancy at birth
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Life expectancy at age 65
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Premature mortality
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Mortality from heart disease and stroke
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Mortality from cancer
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Mortality from road accidents
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Suicide
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Infant mortality
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Infant health: low birth weight
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Dental health among children
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Perceived health status
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Diabetes prevalence and incidence
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AIDS incidence
Chapter 2. Non-medical Determinants of Health
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Smoking and alcohol consumption at age 15
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Nutrition at ages 11, 13 and 15
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Physical activity at ages 11, 13 and 15
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Overweight and obesity among children
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Tobacco consumption among adults
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Alcohol consumption among adults
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Overweight and obesity among adults
Chapter 3. Health Workforce
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Employment in the health and social sectors
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Practising physicians
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Medical graduates
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Foreign-trained physicians
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Remuneration of doctors (general practitioners and specialists)
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Gynaecologists and obstetricians, and midwives
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Psychiatrists
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Practising nurses
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Nursing graduates
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Remuneration of nurses
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Dentists
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Pharmacists
Chapter 4. Health Care Activities
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Consultations with doctors
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Medical technologies (supply and use)
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Hospital beds (supply and use)
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Hospital discharges
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Average length of stay in hospitals
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Cardiac procedures (coronary bypass and angioplasty)
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Treatment of renal failure (dialysis and kidney transplants)
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Caesarean sections
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Cataract surgeries
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Pharmaceutical consumption
Chapter 5. Quality of Care
Care for chronic conditions
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Avoidable admissions: respiratory diseases
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Avoidable admissions: diabetes complications
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Avoidable admissions: congestive heart failure, hypertension
Acute care for chronic conditions
- In-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction
- In-hospital mortality following stroke
Care for mental disorders
- Unplanned hospital re-admissions for mental disorders
Cancer care
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Screening, survival and mortality for cervical cancer
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Screening, survival and mortality for breast cancer
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Survival and mortality for colorectal cancer
Care for communicable diseases
Chapter 6. Access to Care
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Unmet health care needs
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Coverage for health care
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Burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure
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Geographic distribution of doctors
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Inequalities in doctor consultations
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Inequalities in dentist consultations
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Inequalities in cancer screening
Chapter 7. Health Expenditure and Financing
- Health expenditure per capita
- Health expenditure in relation to GDP
- Health expenditure by function
- Pharmaceutical expenditure
- Expenditure by disease and age
- Financing of health care
- Trade in health services (medical tourism)
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