Health at a Glance 2021
OECD Indicators
Health at a Glance provides a comprehensive set of indicators on population health and health system performance across OECD members and key emerging economies. These cover health status, risk factors for health, access to and quality of health care, and health resources. Analysis draws from the latest comparable official national statistics and other sources.
Alongside indicator-by-indicator analysis, an overview chapter summarises the comparative performance of countries and major trends. This edition also has a special focus on the health impact of COVID-19 in OECD countries, including deaths and illness caused by the virus, adverse effects on access and quality of care, and the growing burden of mental ill-health.
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Diet and physical activity among adolescents
Consuming a healthy diet and performing regular physical activity when young can be habit forming, promoting a healthy lifestyle in adult life. Daily consumption of fruit and vegetables can help reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases, strokes and certain types of cancer (Hartley et al., 2013[29]; World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research, 2018[30]). The most common guideline recommends consuming at least five portions of fruit and vegetables daily. During COVD‑19 confinements, children and adolescents consumed more fruit and vegetable, since families had more time to cook, although this did not increase the overall quality of diets. Adolescents also exhibited higher consumption of sweet food, probably due to boredom and stress produced by COVID‑19 confinement (Ruiz-Roso et al., 2020[31]).
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