Executive Summary | Table of contents
How to obtain this publication
Permanent URL: http://www.oecd.org/health/healthataglance/europe
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ISBN 9789264090309
115 pages,
10 tables
100 graphs
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RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2010
Health at a Glance: Europe 2010
This special edition of Health at a Glance focuses on health issues across the 27 European Union member states, three European Free Trade Association countries (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and Turkey. It gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries. Its 42 indicators present comparable data covering a wide range of topics, including health status, risk factors, health workforce and health expenditure.
Each indicator in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicators and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic and economic context within which health systems operate.
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This publication is the result of collaboration between the OECD and the European Commission, and is available at http://ec.europa.eu/health/reports/european/health_glance_2010_en.htm.
Executive Summary
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Health Status
- Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth
- Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at age
- Mortality from all causes
- Mortality from heart disease and stroke
- Mortality from cancer
- Mortality from transport accidents
- Suicide
- Infant mortality
- Infant health: Low birth weight
- Self-reported health and disability
- Incidence of selected communicable diseases
- HIV/AIDS
- Cancer incidence
- Diabetes prevalence and incidence
- Dementia prevalence
Chapter 2. Determinants of Health
- Smoking and alcohol consumption among children
- Nutrition among children
- Physical activity among children
- Overweight and obesity among children
- Supply of fruit and vegetables for consumption
- Tobacco consumption among adults
- Alcohol consumption among adults
- Overweight and obesity among adults
Chapter 3. Health Care Resources, Services and Outcomes
- Practising physicians
- Practising nurses
- Childhood vaccination programmes
- Influenza vaccination for older people
- Medical technologies: CT scanners and MRI units
- Hospital beds
- Hospital discharges
- Average length of stay in hospitals
- Cardiac procedures (coronary angioplasty)
- Cataract surgeries
- Hip and knee replacement
- Screening, survival and mortality for cervical cancer
- Screening, survival and mortality for breast cancer
Chapter 4. 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
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Readers will be able to access the full version of Health at a Glance: Europe 2010, choosing from the following options:
- The PDF of this publication may be accessed free of charge on our iLibrary.
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