Health at a Glance: Europe 2018
State of Health in the EU Cycle
Health at a Glance: Europe 2018 presents comparative analyses of the health status of EU citizens and the performance of the health systems of the 28 EU Member States, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries. It is the first step in the State of Health in the EU cycle of knowledge brokering. This publication has two parts. Part I comprises two thematic chapters, the first focusing on the need for concerted efforts to promote better mental health, the second outlining possible strategies for reducing wasteful spending in health. In Part II, the most recent trends in key indicators of health status, risk factors and health spending are presented, together with a discussion of progress in improving the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of European health systems.
Childhood vaccinations
Diseases such as measles, diphtheria, pertussis and influenza are highly infectious and spread through human contact, while the hepatitis B virus is transmitted by contact with blood or body fluids of an infected person, by sex or from mother to child. Effective vaccination is available to prevent all these infectious diseases. All EU countries have established childhood vaccination programmes, contributing to reducing many deaths related to these diseases, although the number and type of vaccines vary to some extent across countries.
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