Friday 8 December 2017

Health at a Glance 2017: Key findings for the United Kingdom

Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in health status and health risks, as well as in the inputs and outputs of health systems. This edition contains a range of new indicators, particularly on risk factors for health. It also places greater emphasis on time trend analysis. Alongside indicator-by-indicator analysis, this edition offers snapshots and dashboard indicators that summarise the comparative performance of countries, and a special chapter on the main factors driving life expectancy gains.

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Further reading

OECD (2017) Tackling Wasteful Spending on Health, OECD Publishing, Paris.
OECD (2017, “Obesity Update”, OECD Publishing, Paris.
OECD (2015), Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy, OECD Publishing, Paris

Health at a Glance 2017 website


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