OECD Health Data 2008 - Frequently Requested Data

NEW: Download this Excel file to access a sample of key indicators that can be found in OECD Health Data 2008, June 08. See the list below.

Health expenditure

- Total expenditure on health, % of gross domestic product                   
- Total health expenditure per capita, US$ PPP
- Public expenditure on health, % total expenditure on health 
- Pharmaceutical expenditure, % total expenditure on health

Health care resources

- Practising physicians, density per 1 000 population
- Practising nurses, density per 1 000 population
- Medical graduates, density per 1 000 practising physicians
- Nursing graduates, density per 1 000 practising nurses
- Acute care beds, density per 1 000 population
- MRI units per million population 
- CT Scanners per million population

Health status (Mortality)

- Life expectancy at birth, females, males and total population
- Life expectancy at 65 years old, females and males
- Infant mortality rate, deaths per 1 000 live births

Chronic conditions (non-communicable diseases)

- Cerebro-vascular diseases:
Causes of mortality, deaths per 100,000 females, males and total population
Hospital discharges, per 100,000 total population 

- Diseases of the respiratory system:
Causes of mortality, deaths per 100,000 females, males and total population
Hospital discharges, per 100,000 total population 

- Diabetes:
Causes of mortality, deaths per 100,000 females, males and total population
Hospital discharges, per 100,000 total population 

Risk factors

- Tobacco consumption, % of females, males and adult population who are daily smokers
- Alcohol consumption, litres per population aged 15+
- Overweight, percentage of females, males and adult population with a 25<BMI<30 kg/m2
- Obesity, percentage of females, males and adult population with a BMI>30 kg/m2
- Overweight or obesity, percentage of females, males and adult population with a BMI>25 kg/m2

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