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Health at a Glance 2013

OECD Indicators

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This seventh edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in health costs, health activities and health results of health systems. Key health indicators provide information on health status including suicide and life expectancy, the determinants of health, health care activities and health expenditure and financing in OECD countries. Each health 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 health data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.

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Long-term care workers

The provision of long-term care (LTC) is a labour-intensive activity. Formal LTC workers are defined as paid workers, typically nurses and personal carers, providing care and/or assistance to people limited in their daily activities at home or in institutions. Formal long-term care is complemented by informal, usually unpaid, care by family and friends, which accounts for a large part of care for older people in all OECD countries (see Indicator 8.6).

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