Health at a Glance: Oecd Indicators 2003 (Health at a Glance)

Foreword......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
1. Health status......Page 11
Life expectancy at birth......Page 12
Chart 1.2. Gains in life expectancy, total population, 1960 to 2000......Page 13
Life expectancy at age 65......Page 14
Chart 1.4. Trends in life expectancy at age 65,1970-2000......Page 15
Infant mortality......Page 16
Chart 1.7. Decline in infant mortality rates, 1970-2000......Page 17
Premature mortality......Page 18
Chart 1.10. Trends in PYLL, males, 1960-2000......Page 19
All cancers, females and males......Page 20
Chart 1.14. All cancers, percentage change in incidence rate, total population, 1990 to 2000......Page 21
Cancers among females......Page 22
Chart 1.18. Colon cancer, females, mortality rates, 2000......Page 23
Cancers among males......Page 24
Chart 1.22. Prostate cancer, males, incidence rates, 2000......Page 25
Ischaemic heart disease, mortality......Page 26
Chart 1.25. Trends in ischaemic heart disease, males, 1970-2000......Page 27
AIDS, incidence and mortality......Page 28
Chart 1.29. Trends in AIDS mortality rates, 1985-2000......Page 29
Suicides......Page 30
Chart 1.31. Trends in suicide death rates, total population, 1980-2000......Page 31
Self-reported general health......Page 32
Chart 1.33. Percentage of population aged 65 and over reporting to be in good health......Page 33
Infant health: low birth weight......Page 34
Chart 1.37. Live births by birth weight, late 1990s......Page 35
2. Health care resources and utilisation......Page 37
Practising physicians......Page 38
Chart 2.4. Increasing proportion of female physicians, 1970 to 2000......Page 39
Practising nurses......Page 40
Chart 2.8. Ratio of practising nurses to practising physicians, 2000......Page 41
Acute and long-term care beds......Page 42
Chart 2.12. Decline in long term care beds, 1980 to 2000......Page 43
Diagnostic technologies: computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners......Page 44
Chart 2.16. Diffusion of CT scanners, 1990 to 2000......Page 45
Consultations with doctors......Page 46
Chart 2.20. Change in physician numbers and in number of doctor consultations, 1990 to 2000......Page 47
Childhood immunisation......Page 48
Chart 2.24. Trends in immunisation rates of young children against measles, 1980 to 2000......Page 49
Hospital discharges......Page 50
Chart 2.28. Trends in hospital discharges for circulatory disease, 1980 to 2000......Page 51
Average length of stay in hospitals......Page 52
Chart 2.32. Average length of stay for normal delivery, 2000......Page 53
Chart 2.34. Number of ambulatory surgical proceduresper per 1 000 population, 2000......Page 54
Chart 2.36. Change in rates of ambulatory surgery and acute care beds, Netherlands, 1990 to 2000......Page 55
Cardiovascular procedures......Page 56
Chart 2.40. Cardiac angioplasty procedures, 1990 to 2000......Page 57
3. Health expenditure and financing......Page 59
Health expenditure per capita......Page 60
Chart 3.3. Health expenditure by function of care, 2001......Page 61
Health expenditure in relation to gross domestic product (GDP)......Page 62
Chart 3.7. Health expenditure and GDP per capita, 2001......Page 63
Health expenditure per capita, growth trends......Page 64
Chart 3.10. Increase in health expenditure per capita and GDP per capita in the 1990s......Page 65
Sources of financing for health care......Page 66
Chart 3.12. Changes in the public share of health expenditure, 1970 and 2001......Page 67
Pharmaceutical expenditure......Page 68
Chart 3.15. Pharmaceutical expenditure as a percentage of total health expenditure, 1990 and 2001......Page 69
4. Non-medical determinants of health......Page 71
Tobacco consumption......Page 72
Chart 4.4. Tobacco consumption, 1985, and incidence of lung cancer, 2000......Page 73
Alcohol consumption......Page 74
Chart 4.8. Liver cirrhosis deaths in 2000 and alcohol consumption, 1990......Page 75
Body weight (obesity)......Page 76
Chart 4.11. Increasing obesity rates among the adult population in OECD countries......Page 77
5. Demographic and economic context......Page 79
Total population......Page 80
Chart 5.4. Annual rate of population growth, 1981 to 2001......Page 81
Share of the population aged 65 and over......Page 82
Chart 5.8. Share of the population aged 80 and over, 2000......Page 83
Fertility rates......Page 84
Chart 5.12. Reversing the decline in fertility rates, 1980 to 2000......Page 85
Gross domestic product (GDP)......Page 86
Chart 5.16. Trends in income inequality, mid-1980s to mid-1990s......Page 87
Annex 1. Annex tables......Page 89
Table 1.1. Life expectancy at birth, total population, 1960 to 2000......Page 90
Table 1.2. Life expectancy at birth, females, 1960 to 2000......Page 91
Table 1.3. Life expectancy at birth, males, 1960 to 2000......Page 92
Table 1.4. Life expectancy at age 65, females, 1960 to 2000......Page 93
Table 1.5. Life expectancy at age 65, males, 1960 to 2000......Page 94
Table 1.6. Infant mortality rate, deaths per 1 000 live births, 1960 to 2000......Page 95
Table 1.7. Potential years of life lost before age 70, all causes, females, 1960 to 2000......Page 96
Table 1.8. Potential years of life lost before age 70, all causes, males, 1960 to 2000......Page 97
Table 1.9. All cancers, age standardised mortality rate, per 100 000 females and males, 1980 to 2000......Page 98
Table 1.10. All cancers, age standardised incidence rate, per 100 000 females and males, 1980 to 2000......Page 99
Table 1.11. Selected cancers, age standardised mortality rate, per 100 000 females, 1990 and 2000......Page 100
Table 1.12. Selected cancers, age standardised incidence rate, per 100 000 females, 1990 and 2000......Page 101
Table 1.13. Selected cancers, age standardised mortality rate, per 100 000 males, 1990 and 2000......Page 102
Table 1.14. Selected cancers, age standardised incidence rate, per 100 000 males, 1990 and 2000......Page 103
Table 1.15. Ischaemic heart disease, age standardised mortality rate, per 100 000 females and males, 1970 to 2000......Page 104
Table 1.16. AIDS, incidence and mortality rates, per 100 000 population, 1985 to 2000......Page 105
Table 1.17. Suicides, age standardised suicide rate, per 100 000 females, males and total population, 1980 to 2000......Page 106
Table 1.18. Percentage of population who report their health as “good” or better, latest year available......Page 107
Table 1.19. Low birth weight, percentage of total live births, 1980 to 2000......Page 108
Table 2.1. Practising physicians, density per 1 000 population, 1960 to 2000......Page 109
Table 2.2. Practising nurses, density per 1 000 population, 1970 to 2000......Page 110
Table 2.3. Acute care beds, density per 1 000 population, 1980 to 2000......Page 111
Table 2.4. Long-term care beds, density per 1 000 population aged 65 and over, 1980 to 2000......Page 112
Table 2.5. Medical technology: CT scanners and MRI units, density per million population, 1990 and 2000......Page 113
Table 2.6. Consultations with doctors, per capita, 1970 to 2000......Page 114
Table 2.7. Immunisation, percentage of children immunised against DTP and measles, 1980 to 2000......Page 115
Table 2.8. Hospital discharge rates for all causes, per 100 000 population, 1990 to 2000......Page 116
Table 2.9. Hospital discharge rates for selected causes, per 100 000 population, 1990 to 2000......Page 117
Table 2.10. Average length of stay for acute care, all conditions, days, 1985 to 2000......Page 118
Table 2.11. Average length of stay, specific conditions, days, 1990 to 2000......Page 119
Table 2.12. Surgical procedures, ambulatory and inpatient, per 1 000 population, 1995 and 2000......Page 120
Table 2.13. Cardiovascular surgeries, per 100 000 population, 1990 to 2000......Page 121
Table 3.1. Total and public health expenditure, per capita, USD PPP, 2001......Page 122
Table 3.2. Total health expenditure as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1970 to 2001......Page 123
Table 3.3. Public expenditure on health as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1970 to 2001......Page 124
Table 3.4. Total health expenditure per capita, average annual growth rates in real terms, 1970 to 2001......Page 125
Table 3.5. Public expenditure on health per capita, average annual growth rates in real terms, 1970 to 2001......Page 126
Table 3.6. Growth of total health expenditure compared to GDP growth, 1989 to 2001......Page 127
Table 3.7. Growth of public expenditure on health compared to GDP growth, 1989 to 2001......Page 128
Table 3.8. Public funding as a percentage of health expenditure, 1970 to 2001......Page 129
Table 3.9. Health expenditure by source of funding, 1990 and 2000 (total expenditure = 100)......Page 130
Table 3.10. Out-of-pocket health spending as a percentage of private health expenditure, total health expenditure and final consumption of households, 1990 and 2000......Page 131
Table 3.11. Real per capita expenditure on pharmaceuticals, average annual growth, 1970 to 2001......Page 132
Table 3.12. Public funding as a percentage of pharmaceutical and total expenditure, 1990 and 2001......Page 133
Table 4.1. Tobacco consumption, self reported daily smokers, female, male and total population, aged 15 years and over, 1980 to 2000......Page 134
Table 4.2. Alcohol consumption, litres per population aged 15+, 1960 to 2000......Page 135
Table 4.3. Percentage of population aged 15+ with a BMI > 30, latest year available......Page 136
Table 5.1. Total population, mid-year, thousands, 1960 to 2001......Page 137
Table 5.2. Share of the population aged 65 and over, 1960 to 2001......Page 138
Table 5.3. Share of the population aged 80 and over, 1960 to 2001......Page 139
Table 5.4. Fertility rate, children per woman aged 15-49, 1960 to 2001......Page 140
Table 5.5. GDP per capita, average annual real growth rates, 1970 to 2001 and current levels in 2001 in USD PPP......Page 141
Annex 2. Definition of health expenditure and methodological notes on data comparability......Page 143
Annex 3. List of variables in OECD Health Data 2003......Page 145