Health at a Glance 2009
OECD Indicators
This edition also contains new chapters on the health workforce and on access to care, an important policy objective in all OECD countries. The chapter on quality of care has been extended to include a set of indicators on the quality of care for chronic conditions.
Each indicator in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic and economic context within which health systems operate, as well as a concise description of key characteristics in health system financing and delivery of services in OECD countries.
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Foreign-trained physicians
The international migration of doctors has raised a lot of attention among policy makers during the past decade. In 2007, the percentage of foreign-trained doctors ranges from a low of 3.1% in France (although this figure is under-estimated; see “Definition and deviations” below) to a high of 33.6% in Ireland (Figure 3.4.1). High percentages are also recorded in New Zealand and the United Kingdom where almost a third of all doctors were trained abroad. In Australia and the United States, this percentage is respectively 22.8% (2006) and 25.9%.
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