Health at a glance 2007
Subtitle: OECD indicators
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; OECD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9789264027329; 9789264041318
Subjects: Health status indicators; Medical policy; Health Status Indicators; Delivery of Health Care; Statistics & numerical data; Health Care Costs
Other titles: OECD indicators 2007
Description: Provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in indicators of health status and health risks, as well as in the inputs and outputs of health systems. For the first time, this publication also includes a chapter on new comparable indicators of quality of care, showing variations across countries in measures such as survival rates after heart attack, stroke and cancer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-131).
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Chapter 1; title: Demographic and economic context -- -- Chapter 2; title: Health status -- -- Chapter 3; title: Non-medical determination of health -- -- Chapter 4; title: Health care resources and utilisation -- -- Chapter 5; title: Health expenditure and financing -- -- Chapter 6; title: Quality of care ---- Bibliography.