Health at a Glance 2023
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 healthcare, and health system 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 digital health, which measures the digital readiness of OECD countries’ health systems, and outlines what countries need to do accelerate the digital health transformation.
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Care for people with mental health disorders
The burden of mental illness is substantial, affecting one in two people at some point in their lives. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, levels of mental distress increased (see section on “Mental health” in Chapter 3), and the prevalence of anxiety and depression doubled in some countries (OECD, 2021[1]). The economic costs due to mental ill health have been estimated to be more than 4.2% of gross domestic product (GDP), covering both the direct costs of treatment and the indirect costs related to lower employment rates and reduced productivity (OECD, 2021[2]). High-quality, timely care has the potential to improve outcomes, and to reduce suicide and excess mortality for individuals with mental disorders.
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