Health at a Glance: Europe 2016
State of Health in the EU Cycle
This fourth edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents key indicators of health and health systems in the 28 EU countries, 5 candidate countries to the EU and 3 EFTA countries. This 2016 edition contains two main new features: two thematic chapters analyse the links between population health and labour market outcomes, and the important challenge of strengthening primary care systems in European countries; and a new chapter on the resilience, efficiency and sustainability of health systems in Europe, in order to align the content of this publication more closely with the 2014 European Commission Communication on effective, accessible and resilient health systems. This publication is the result of a renewed collaboration between the OECD and the European Commission under the broader "State of Health in the EU" initiative, designed to support EU member states in their evidence-based policy making.
Health expenditure by function
Spending on inpatient care and outpatient care combined covers the major part of health expenditure across EU member states – almost two-thirds of current health expenditure in the European Union in 2014 (). A further 19% of overall EU health spending was allocated to medical goods (mainly pharmaceuticals), while 15% went towards long-term care and the remaining 7% to collective services, such as public health and prevention services as well as administration.
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