Health at a Glance

Frequency :
Biennial
ISSN :
1999-1312 (online)
ISSN :
1995-3992 (print)
DOI :
10.1787/19991312
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Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in indicators of health status and health risks, as well as in the inputs and outputs of health systems.

Also available in: French, German
 
Health at a Glance 2001

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Authors:
OECD
Publication Date :
02 Oct 2001
Pages :
106
ISBN :
9789264193437 (PDF) ; 9789264187139 (print)
DOI :
10.1787/health_glance-2001-en

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Health at a Glance is a new statistical publication from the OECD covering life expectancy, health care resources, health system activities, health care financing, and health expenditure. At the same time, it provides striking evidence of the sheer size of the variations across countries in most indicators of health system resources, activity and expenditure. Based on the OECD Health Data database, it provides easy access to the most frequently requested health economy data.
Also available in: French
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Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Health Status
-Life Expectancy at Birth
-Life Expectancy at Age 65
-Infant Mortality
-Premature Mortality
-Self-Reported General Health
2. Health Care Resources
-Practicing Physicians and Nurses
-Inpatient and Acute-Care Beds
3. Health Care Utilisation
-Consultations with Doctors
-Childhood Immunization
-Admissions to Hospitals and Nursing Homes
-Average Length of Stay in Acute Care
4. Expenditure on Health
-Health Expenditure
-Health Expenditure in Relation to GDP
-Responsibility for Financing Health Care
-Pharmaceutical Expenditure
5. Non-Medical Determinants of Health
-Tobacco Consumption
-Alcohol Consumption
--Body Weight
6. Demographic and Economic Context
-Total Population
-Share of Population Aged 65 and Over
-Gross Domestic Product per Capita and Income Distribution
Annex 1. Annex Tables
Annex 2. Comparisons of Health Expenditure Across Countries and Over Time: Converting National Currencies to a Common Monetary Unit and Correcting for Price Inflation
Annex 3. Main Fields Covered in OECD Health Data 2001