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ISBN 9789264111530 200 pages,  12 tables 200 graphs Released 23/11/2011

HEALTH AT A GLANCE 2011: OECD INDICATORS This sixth 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. For the first time, it also features a chapter on long-term care. This edition presents data for all OECD member countries. Where possible, it also reports data for Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, the Russian Federation and South Africa, as major non-OECD economies. This publication takes as it main basis OECD Health Data 2011, the most comprehensive set of statistics and indicators for comparing health systems across the 34 OECD member countries. Download the PDF of the publication or consult the web book on the iLibrary.

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 Press release

• Health: medical care improving but better prevention and management of chronic diseases needed to cut costs, says OECD's Health at a Glance   

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Country information

• Country notes

		Australia		in English
		Canada		in English in French
		France		in French
		Germany		in English in German
		Italy		in English in Italian
		Japan		in English in Japanese
		Korea		in English in Korean Released April 11, 2012 Access the Korean version of Health at a Glance 2011 (PDF)
		United Kingdom		in English
		United States		in English Additional note on Why the US health spending is so high

• Press releases issued by countries
  • Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
  • Czech Republic: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic (ÚZIS)
  • Estonia: National Institute for Health Development (TAI)
  • Finland: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 
  • Iceland: Statistics Iceland/Hagstofa Íslands
  • Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in English and in Hebrew, and Ministry of Health in English and in Hebrew
  • Korea: Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA)
  • Luxembourg: National Health Portal/Portail Santé and Ministry of Health
  • Netherlands: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, in English and in Dutch 
  • Slovenia: Inštitut za Varovanje Zdravja
  • United Kingdom: Department of Health        

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Statistics

• Chart set for Health at a Glance 2011 (PowerPoint)
• Web book available for free on the OECD iLibrary

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Table of contents

Access all indicators below via the web book.

Chapter 1. Health Status

• Life expectancy at birth
• Premature mortality
• Mortality from heart disease and stroke
• Mortality from cancer
• Mortality from transport accidents
• Suicide
• Infant mortality
• Infant health: Low birth weight
• Perceived health status
• Diabetes prevalence and incidence
• Cancer incidence
• AIDS incidence and HIV prevalence

Chapter 2. Non-medical Determinants of Health

• Tobacco consumption among adults
• Alcohol consumption among adults
• Overweight and obesity among adults
• Overweight and obesity among children

Chapter 3. Health Workforce

• Employment in the health and social sectors
• Medical doctors
• Medical graduates
• Remuneration of doctors (general practitioners and specialists)
• Gynaecologists and obstetricians, and midwives
• Psychiatrists
• Nurses
• Nursing graduates
• Remuneration of nurses

Chapter 4. Health Care Activities

• Consultations with doctors
• Medical technologies
• Hospital beds
• Hospital discharges
• Average length of stay in hospitals
• Cardiac procedures (coronary angioplasty)
• Hip and knee replacement
• Treatment of renal failure (dialysis and kidney transplants)
• Caesarean sections
• Cataract surgeries
• Pharmaceutical consumption

Chapter 5. Quality of Care

• Care for chronic conditions
  - Avoidable admissions: Respiratory diseases
  - Avoidable admissions: Uncontrolled diabetes
• Care for acute exacerbation of chronic conditions
  - In-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction
  - In-hospital mortality following stroke
• Patient safety
  - Obstetric trauma
  - Procedural or postoperative complications 
• Care for mental disorders
  - Unplanned hospital re-admissions for mental disorders
• Cancer care
  - Screening, survival and mortality for cervical cancer
  - Screening, survival and mortality for breast cancer
  - Survival and mortality for colorectal cancer
• Care for communicable diseases
  - Childhood vaccination programmes
  - Influenza vaccination for older people

Chapter 6. Access to Care

• Unmet health care needs
• Coverage for health care
• Burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure
• Geographic distribution of doctors
• Inequalities in doctor consultations
• Inequalities in dentist consultations
• Inequalities in cancer screening
• Waiting times

Chapter 7. Health Expenditure and Financing

• Health expenditure per capita
• Health expenditure in relation to GDP
• Health expenditure by function
• Pharmaceutical expenditure
• Financing of health care
• Trade in health services (medical tourism)

Chapter 8. Long-term Care

• Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at age 65
• Self-reported health and disability at age 65
• Prevalence and economic burden of dementia
• Recipients of long-term care
• Informal carers
• Long-term care workers
• Long-term care beds in institutions and hospitals
• Long-term care expenditure)

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How to obtain this publication

Readers will be able to access the full version of Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators choosing from the following options:

• Access the PDF version 
• Access the web book free of charge on the OECD iLibrary  
• Purchase the paper copy via the OECD Online bookshop in English and French     
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