Full title: Health at a glance 2011 [electronic resource] : OECD indicators.

Author/creator: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Date: 2011..

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Record Identifier: 74VK3lGzdLx3

Language: English

Formats: ebooks

Contents: 1 online resource (204 p.), , , , CONTENTS; Introduction; List of Acronyms; 1. Health Status; 1.1. Life expectancy at birth; 1.2. Premature mortality; 1.3. Mortality from heart disease and stroke; 1.4. Mortality from cancer; 1.5. Mortality from transport accidents; 1.6. Suicide; 1.7. Infant mortality; 1.8. Infant health: Low birth weight; 1.9. Perceived health status; 1.10. Diabetes prevalence and incidence; 1.11. Cancer incidence; 1.12. AIDS incidence and HIV prevalence; 2. Non-medical Determinants of Health; 2.1. Tobacco consumption among adults; 2.2. Alcohol consumption among adults, 2.3. Overweight and obesity among adults2.4. Overweight and obesity among children; 3. Health Workforce; 3.1. Employment in the health and social sectors; 3.2. Medical doctors; 3.3. Medical graduates; 3.4. Remuneration of doctors (general practitioners and specialists); 3.5. Gynaecologists and obstetricians, and midwives; 3.6. Psychiatrists; 3.7. Nurses; 3.8. Nursing graduates; 3.9. Remuneration of nurses; 4. Health Care Activities; 4.1. Consultations with doctors; 4.2. Medical technologies; 4.3. Hospital beds; 4.4. Hospital discharges; 4.5. Average length of stay in hospitals, 4.6. Cardiac procedures (coronary angioplasty)4.7. Hip and knee replacement; 4.8. Treatment of renal failure (dialysis and kidney transplants); 4.9. Caesarean sections; 4.10. Cataract surgeries; 4.11. Pharmaceutical consumption; 5. Quality of Care; Care for chronic conditions; 5.1. Avoidable admissions: Respiratory diseases; 5.2. Avoidable admissions: Uncontrolled diabetes; Care for acute exacerbation of chronic conditions; 5.3. In-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction; 5.4. In-hospital mortality following stroke; Patient safety; 5.5. Obstetric trauma, 5.6. Procedural or postoperative complicationsCare for mental disorders; 5.7. Unplanned hospital re-admissions for mental disorders; Cancer care; 5.8. Screening, survival and mortality for cervical cancer; 5.9. Screening, survival and mortality for breast cancer; 5.10. Survival and mortality for colorectal cancer; Care for communicable diseases; 5.11. Childhood vaccination programmes; 5.12. Influenza vaccination for older people; 6. Access to Care; 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 doctors6.5. Inequalities in doctor consultations; 6.6. Inequalities in dentist consultations; 6.7. Inequalities in cancer screening; 6.8. Waiting times; 7. Health Expenditure and Financing; 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. Financing of health care; 7.6. Trade in health services (medical tourism); 8. Long-term Care; 8.1. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at age 65; 8.2. Self-reported health and disability at age 65, 8.3. Prevalence and economic burden of dementia

Publishers: [Paris] : OECD, 2011.

Notes: Health at a glance, 1995-3992 Two columns to the page. Includes bibliographical references.

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