Health at a Glance: Europe 2022 marks the start of a new State of Health in the EU cycle – an initiative launched by the European Commission, in co‑operation with the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, to assist EU Member States in improving the health of their citizens and the performance of their health systems. While the preparation of this publication was led by the OECD, the European Commission provided guidance and substantive inputs throughout the process, as well as financial support via the EU4Health Programme.
This publication would not have been possible without the efforts of national data correspondents from the 38 countries covered in this report who have provided most of the data and metadata. We are also grateful to all the national officials who have provided helpful comments on a draft of this report.
This report was prepared by a team from the OECD Health Division under the co‑ordination of Gaétan Lafortune. Chapter 1 on the impact of the pandemic on young people’s health was prepared by Doron Wijker and Eileen Rocard. Chapter 2 on the disruptions of health services during the pandemic for non-COVID patients was prepared by Lucie Bryndová and Noémie Levy. Eileen Rocard prepared Chapter 3 on the health status of populations. Chapter 4 on risk factors was prepared by Marion Devaux and Noémie Levy, with input from Joao Matias from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) for the indicator on illicit drug consumption among adults. Caroline Penn, Michael Mueller and David Morgan prepared Chapter 5 on health expenditure and financing. Chapter 6 on effectiveness and quality of care was prepared by Rie Fujisawa, Kadri-Ann Kallas, Kate de Bienassis, Eliana Barrenho, Anamaria Verdugo, Constanza Salas Ramos, Candan Kendir and Noémie Levy. Chapter 7 on accessibility was prepared by Gaétan Lafortune, Michael Mueller, Gaëlle Balestat, Marie‑Clémence Canaud, Noémie Levy and Caroline Berchet, with input from Sarah Thomson and Jorge Alejandro Garcia on behalf of the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening for the indicator on the financial burden of out-of-pocket spending. Chapter 8 on resilience was prepared by Philip Haywood, Hansol Min, David Morgan and Gaëlle Balestat.
This publication benefited from useful comments from Francesca Colombo and Frederico Guanais from the OECD Health Division. Many useful comments were also received from Maya Matthews, Dirk Van den Steen and Federico Pratellesi from the State of Health, European Semester and Health Technology Assessment unit in the European Commission‘s Health and Food Safety Directorate General.
Editorial assistance was provided by Marie‑Clémence Canaud, Lucy Hulett and Alastair Wood from the OECD Health Division.