Health : Improving healthcare is vital for long-term growth

With austerity the order of the day in most OECD countries, the public is understandably anxious that budget cuts do as little harm as possible to the services they depend on. Few sectors capture the dilemmas this poses for policymakers quite like healthcare.

OECD Health Policy Studies - Value for Money in Health Spending

This publication examines current efforts to improve health care efficiency, including tools that show promise in helping health systems provide the best care for their money.

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Health: Good healthcare at good prices

Health ministers from OECD countries met in Paris to discuss how to meet urgent short-term fiscal concerns without sacrificing the quality and availability of health care, either now or in the future.

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: China - Key Facts

1. In China, during the last 15 years, overweight rates doubled and obesity rates tripled. Now, 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women are overweight.

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: Brazil - Key Facts

1. Overweight rates in Brazil are higher than the OECD average. Almost 1 in 2 men and and over 1 in 2 women are overweight in Brazil.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Spain Key Facts

Adult obesity rates in Spain are higher than the OECD average, but child rates are amongst the highest in the OECD. Two out of 3 men are overweight and 1 in 6 people are obese in Spain.

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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - United States Key Facts

Soaring obesity rates make the US the fattest country in the OECD. Overweight and obesity rates have increased steadily since the 1980s in both men and women. Three out of four people are projected by the OECD to be overweight or obese within 10 years.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Australia Key Facts

Obesity rates are high in Australia, relative to most OECD countries, and they have been increasing faster than in any other OECD country in the last 20 years. One in 2 people is overweight in Australia.

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: Russian Federation - Key Facts

After the political transition rates of obesity rose in the Russian Federation. Currently, half of the population is overweight, 1 in 4 women and one in 10 men are obese.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Hungary Key Facts

About one in two adult is overweight or obese in Hungary, close to the OECD average.