Reader's Guide

Executive Summary

Part I. Health Status

-1. Life Expectancy at Birth

-2. Life Expectancy at Age 65

-3. Mortality, All Causes, and Leading Causes of Death

-4. Cardiovascular Diseases, Mortality

-5. Cancer, Mortality

-6. External Causes of Death

-7. Infant Mortality

-8. Infant Health, Low Birth Weight

-9. Dental Health among Children

Part II. Health Care Resources and Utilisation

-1. Practising Physicians

-2. Practising Nurses

-3. Remuneration of Health Professionals (Physicians and Nurses)

-4. Acute Care Hospital Beds, Availability and Occupancy Rates

-5. Medical Technologies (MRI units, CT Scanners, Mammographs, Radiation Therapy Equipment)

-6. Consultations with Doctors

-7. Childhood Immunisation (DTP, Measles)

-8. Influenza Immunisation among Elderly People

-9. Hospital Discharges

-10. Average Length of Stay in Hospitals

-11. Cardiovascular Procedures

-12. Caesarean Sections

-13. Cataract Surgeries, Ambulatory and Inpatient

Part III. Health Expenditure and Financing

-1. Health Expenditure per Capita

-2. Health Expenditure per Capita, Growth Trends

-3. Health Expenditure in Relation to GDP

-4. Health Expenditure by Function (Inpatient, Long-Term Care, Ambultory, Medical Goods, Collective Services and Other)

-5. Pharmaceutical Expenditure

-6. Sources of Financing for Health Care

Part IV. Non-Medical Determinants of Health

-1. Tobacco Consumption

-2. Alcohol Consumption

-3. Food Consumption

-4. Overweight and Obesity

Part V. Demographic and Economic Context

-1. Total Population and Population Structure

-2. Fertility Rates

-3. Gross Domestic Product and Income Inequality

Bibliography

Annex A. Statistical Annex

Annex B. Definition of Health Care Expenditure and Methodological Notes

Annex C. List of Variables in OECD Health Data 2005

Annex D. Disease and Injury Categories and ICD Codes