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How health care systems perform is a major issue. The Economics Department has examined health care systems in more than 20 OECD countries over the last decade, the reforms that may improve system performance and cost effectiveness. Work also focusses on the impact of ageing on health care spending. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/eco/structural/health
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16-Oct-2008
Health outcomes and the quality of health care in Iceland are very good by international comparison, while income related health inequality appears to be smaller than in most other countries. However, the health care system is costly and, according to OECD estimates, public expenditure on health and long term care could reach 15% of GDP by 2050 if no restraining measures are taken.
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05-Aug-2008
This paper aims to shed light on the contribution of health care and other determinants to the health status of the population and to provide evidence on whether or not health care resources are producing similar value for money across OECD countries. The empirical estimates suggest that potential efficiency gains might be large enough to raise life expectancy at birth by almost three years on average for OECD countries, while a 10% increase in total health spending would increase life expectancy by three to four months.
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22-May-2008
Faced with exceptionally rapid population ageing, Korea should address obstacles that lower fertility rates while encouraging higher labour force participation, particularly among women.
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This 4th edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on the performance of health systems in OECD countries
The most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries