Health at a glance 2015 how does the united states compare. This new edition of health at a glance presents the most recent comparable data on the health status of populations and health system performance in oecd countries. Europe marks the start of a new state of health in the eu cycle by the european commission designed to assist eu member states in improving the health of their citizens and the performance of their health systems. Oecd ilibrary longterm care beds in institutions and hospitals. Ranging from cancers to heart diseases, liver diseases and others, alcohol use led to 2. Overall volume of antibiotics prescribed, 2015 or nearest year.
Health at a glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in oecd countries. For the first time in 2015, the publication also includes a set of dashboard indicators summarising the comparative performance of oecd countries. This new edition of health at a glance presents the most recent comparable data on the. Where possible, it also reports data for partner countries brazil, china, colombia, costa rica, india, indonesia, latvia, lithuania, russian federation and south africa. Health at a glance 2015 how does australia compare. Health at a glance 2017 presents the latest comparable data and trends on key indicators of. Health at a glance 2017 chartset medicos y pacientes.
It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in indicators of health status and health. Health at a glance 2015 provides international comparisons of health status, risk factors to health, health expenditure, access to care and quality of care. Data and research on health including biotechnology, cancer, health care, health spending, health insurance, fitness, dementia, disability, obesity, smoking, genetics and mortality. Life expectancy in the united states is lower than in most other oecd countries for several reasons, including poorer healthrelated. Health at a glance 2017, extracted from the european centre for disease prevention and control and oecd health statistics 2017.
It highlights how countries differ in terms of the health status and healthseeking behaviour of their citizens. Health at a glance compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across oecd members, candidate and. Health at a glance 2015 how does the united states. Where possible, it also reports data for partner countries brazil, china, colombia, costa rica, india, indonesia, lithuania, russian federation and south africa. Oecd ilibrary unmet needs for medical care and dental care. 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.