OECD Health Data 2009 - List of variables

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OECD Health Data 2009 - Main indicators included in the 2009 Edition (June 09)

Download PDF files in English or French with the complete list of variables (available at the end of this abbreviated list).

The database includes key indicators covering Health status, Health ressources and utilisation: Life expectancy, Maternal and infant mortality, Health employment, In-patient beds, Medical technology, Immunisation, Average length of stay, Discharges, Surgical procedures, and Transplants and dialyses.

A new section was added in 2008 edition and has been complemented in 2009, on Long-term care resources and utilisation, and includes data on Long-term care beds in nursing homes and data on Long-term care recipients, either in institutions or at home, by age and gender.

Indicators on Health expenditure include Total expenditure on health, Prevention and public health, Expenditure on in-patient care, Expenditure on out-patient care, Expenditure on home care, Pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durables, Therapeutic appliances and other medical durables, Current health expenditure by provider and Price index, along with data on Health expenditure by financing agent/scheme.

Indicators on Pharmaceutical consumption and sales and Pharmaceutical industry activity are also available, along with data on non-medical determinants of health: Food consumption, Alcohol and Tobacco consumption, Obesity and Overweight.

General data on Demographic and Economic References are also available for reference, including Population age structure, Labour force, Educational level, Macro-economic references, and Monetary conversion rates.

Complete list of variables (PDF format):