Health at a Glance 2009 OECD Indicators 2009th Edition by Oecd ISBN 9789264075559 9264075559

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ISBN 10:  9264075559

ISBN 13: 9789264075559

Author: Oecd

“Health at a Glance 2009” provides a comprehensive overview of key indicators of health and health systems across OECD member countries. This edition presents the most recent internationally comparable data on the health status of populations, health care resources, utilization, and financing, as well as the quality and efficiency of health care delivery.

Key features of the 2009 edition include:

Comparative statistics on life expectancy, mortality, and disease prevalence

Data on health care access, spending, and insurance coverage

Indicators on health workforce and infrastructure (e.g., physicians, hospital beds)

Quality of care and patient outcomes

Health-related behaviors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity

This report is an essential tool for policymakers, researchers, and health professionals seeking to benchmark their health systems, understand trends, and inform evidence-based decisions.

 

Table of contents: 

1. Health Status

1.1. Life expectancy at birth.

1.2. Life expectancy at age 65

1.3. Premature mortality

1.4. Mortality from heart disease and stroke

1.5. Mortality from cancer.

1.6. Mortality from road accidents.

1.7. Suicide.

1.8. Infant mortality

1.9. Infant health: low birth weight

1.10. Dental health among children.

1.11. Perceived health status.

1.12. Diabetes prevalence and incidence.

1.13. AIDS incidence.

2. Non-medical Determinants of Health.

2.1. Smoking and alcohol consumption at age 15

2.2. Nutrition at ages 11, 13 and 15..

2.3. Physical activity at ages 11, 13 and 15

2.4. Overweight and obesity among children

2.5. Tobacco consumption among adults

2.6. Alcohol consumption among adults.

2.7. Overweight and obesity among adults.

3. Health Workforce.

Introduction.

3.1. Employment in the health and social sectors.

3.2. Practising physicians.

3.3. Medical graduates

3.4. Foreign-trained physicians.

3.5. Remuneration of doctors (general practitioners and specialists).

3.6. Gynaecologists and obstetricians, and midwives.

3.7. Psychiatrists

3.8. Practising nurses

3.9. Nursing graduates

3.10. Remuneration of nurses

3.11. Dentists.

3.12. Pharmacists

4. Health Care Activities.

Introduction

4.1. Consultations with doctors.

4.2. Medical technologies (supply and use).

4.3. Hospital beds (supply and use)

4.4. Hospital discharges

4.5. Average length of stay in hospitals.

4.6. Cardiac procedures (coronary bypass and angioplasty).

4.7. Treatment of renal failure (dialysis and kidney transplants)

4.8. Caesarean sections

4.9. Cataract surgeries

4.10. Pharmaceutical consumption

5. Quality of Care.

Introduction

Care for chronic conditions

5.1. Avoidable admissions: respiratory diseases

5.2. Avoidable admissions: diabetes complications

5.3. Avoidable admissions: congestive heart failure, hypertension.

Acute care for chronic conditions.

5.4. In-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction

5.5. In-hospital mortality following stroke

Care for mental disorders

5.6. Unplanned hospital re-admissions for mental disorders

Cancer care.

5.7. Screening, survival and mortality for cervical cancer

5.8. Screening, survival and mortality for breast cancer.

5.9. Survival and mortality for colorectal cancer

Care for communicable diseases

5.10. Childhood vaccination programmes.

5.11. Influenza vaccination for elderly people

6. Access to Care

Introduction

6.1. Unmet health care needs

6.2. Coverage for health care.

6.3. Burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure.

6.4. Geographic distribution of doctors

6.5. Inequalities in doctor consultations.

6.6. Inequalities in dentist consultations

6.7. Inequalities in cancer screening.

7. Health Expenditure and Financing

Introduction

7.1. Health expenditure per capita.

7.2. Health expenditure in relation to GDP

7.3. Health expenditure by function.

7.4. Pharmaceutical expenditure

7.5. Expenditure by disease and age.

7.6. Financing of health care…

7.7. Trade in health services (medical tourism)

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