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Digital health at a glance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health status11 chapters available
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Access: Affordability, availability and use of services12 chapters available
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Quality and outcomes of care13 chapters available
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Health expenditure9 chapters available
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Health workforce11 chapters available
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Ageing and long-term care11 chapters available
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Health systems in the OECD are under renewed financial pressure, owing to competing priorities for public funding, according to a new OECD report. The 2023 edition of OECD Health at a Glance estimates that healthcare spending in OECD countries corresponded to 9.2% of GDP in 2022, down from 9.7% in 2021. While this exceeds the 2019 levels, in 11 OECD countries, health spending as a share of GDP in 2022 was lower than in 2019.
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Digital health has enormous potential to transform health systems. However, many countries are struggling to maximise the value from digital health because technologies and the data environment are often outdated and fragmented.
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LEARN MORE...Core population health indicators show that societies have not yet fully recovered from the pandemic, with many people still struggling mentally and physically.
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LEARN MORE...Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions.
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LEARN MORE...Despite universal health coverage in most OECD countries, barriers to access remain, with gaps in financial protection and sometimes long waiting lists.
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LEARN MORE...Quality of care is improving in terms of safety and effectiveness, and more attention is being placed on patient-reported outcomes and experiences.
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LEARN MORE...Spending on health fell to 9.2% of GDP in 2022, down from 9.7% in 2021. On average this is above the share of GDP in 2019. However, in 11 countries, health spending as a share of GDP in 2022 was lower than in 2019.
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LEARN MORE...The health and social care workforce continues to grow, but concerns about shortages are becoming more acute.
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LEARN MORE...Pharmaceuticals account for around one-sixth of health spending on average. Increased uptake of generics and biosimilars can increase value-for-money in health systems.
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LEARN MORE...Health systems should adapt to meet the needs of an ageing population, including a greater demand for labour-intensive long-term care and more integrated, person-centred care.
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