Editorial Reviews of Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat

Editorial Review from Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat. This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multiple dimensions of the obesity problem.

Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress, Written Statement to Ministers’ Round Table.

Written Statement to Ministers’ Round Table. David Morgan, Administrator, Health Division, OECD. Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress, Los Angeles, October 26th-28th, 2009.

Why does the United States spend so much more on health than other countries?

The United States spent 16% of its national income (GDP) on health in 2007, which is by far, the highest share in the OECD. This presentation was given by Mark Pearson, Head of OECD Health Division, to the U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging.

OECD Health Working Papers No. 28 (Slovak)

Slovak translation of Health Working Paper No. 28, "Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Sweden" by Pierre Moïse and Elizabeth Docteur.

Health Update No. 7, July 2009

Issue 7 of Health Update looks at the question of health spending in the current economic crisis. It also features other key health-related projects throughout the OECD and the recent release of OECD Health Data 2009.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009 - OECDヘルスデータ 2009 世界の中でみる日本の状況

日本の2006-07年の総保健医療支出の対GDP比は8.1％であり、OECD平均の8.9％を0.8％下回る。米国は、ずば抜けて最も保健医療支出の割合が多く、2007年は対GDP比16.0％であり、次いでフランス（11.0%）、スイス(10.8%)、ドイツ（10.4%）の順である。

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