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OECD Health Statistics 2022
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The online database OECD Health Statistics 2022 has been updated on November 30, 2022. The OECD Health Database offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. It is an essential tool to carry out comparative analyses and draw lessons from international comparisons of diverse health systems.
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Health Expenditure and Financing |
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A selection of key indicators in Excel, from the online database (updated November 30). |
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Note: Based on preliminary estimates of health spending for 2021 for 20 countries. |
Latest OECD estimates point to average health expenditure growth of 5% in 2020, driven by the exceptionally high growth in spending by government and compulsory schemes (+8.1%) in response to the additional needs to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Private spending, on the other hand, fell on average by more than 3%. As a result of the substantial spending growth and the widespread economic downturn, health spending as a share of GDP jumped to 9.7% across OECD countries in 2020, up from 8.8% in 2019. Preliminary estimates for a group of 20 OECD countries suggest that health spending continued to grow strongly in 2021 – by around 6%. Yet, as economies recovered globally in 2021, the proportion of health spending in GDP is not expected to have grown further in 2021, according to the database OECD Health Statistics 2022, updated in November 2022. |
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The full list of indicators available in the online database, in English and in French
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The OECD carries out work on health data and indicators to improve international comparisons and economic analyses of health systems. OECD Health Statistics and Health at a Glance are, respectively, the leading statistical database and publication for international comparisons of health and health systems. They help policy makers, researchers, journalists and citizens compare the performance of health systems across OECD and partner countries.
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Health Expenditure: A System of Health Accounts (SHA) Access the latest data and main comparative tables and charts on health expenditure. |
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Health Care Quality and Outcomes The HCQO project compares the quality of health services in different countries. Access data on the following topics: Primary Care, Prescribing in Primary Care, Acute Care, Mental Health Care, Patient Safety, Cancer Care and Patient Experiences. |
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Health at a Glance This series of key statistical publications provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. Also, access the Country Health Profiles 2021, released in December 2021 as part of the State of Health in the EU Cycle. |
In addition, the OECD analyses health system performance through policy projects.
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