Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2010

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Permanent URL: http://www.oecd.org/health/healthataglance/asia

ISBN 9789264096202

91 pages,
5 tables
100 graphs

RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 21, 2010

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2010

This first edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, and health care expenditure and financing across 27 Asia/Pacific countries and economies in the Asia/Pacific region.

Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems.

Each of the 32 indicators 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 indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic contexts in which health systems operate.

The report can be consulted at the following website: www.oecdkorea.org/social/sp_publish_eng.asp

Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Health Status
1.1 Life expectancy at birth
1.2 Infant mortality
1.3 Under-5 mortality
1.4 Mortality from all causes
1.5 Mortality from cardiovascular disease
1.6 Mortality from cancer
1.7 Mortality from injuries
1.8 Maternal mortality
1.9 HIV/AIDS
1.10 Tuberculosis
1.11 Malaria
1.12 Diabetes

Chapter 2. Determinants of Health
2.1 Reproductive health
2.2 Low birthweight
2.3 Breastfeeding
2.4 Nutrition
2.5 Underweight and overweight
2.6 Water and sanitation
2.7 Tobacco
2.8 Alcohol

Chapter 3. Health Care Resources and Utilisation
3.1 Doctors and nurses
3.2 Doctor consultations
3.3 Hospital beds
3.4 Hospital discharges
3.5 Pregnancy and birth
3.6 Childhood vaccination

Chapter 4. Health Expenditure and Financing
Introduction
4.1 Health expenditure per capita
4.2 Health expenditure in relation to GDP
4.3 Financing of health care
4.4 Health expenditure by function
4.5 Health expenditure by provider

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