OECD Health Statistics
OECD Health Statistics offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. It is an essential tool to carry out comparative analyses and draw lessons from international comparisons of diverse health systems.
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The OECD carries out work on health data and indicators to improve international comparisons and economic analyses of health systems. OECD Health Statistics and Health at a Glance are, respectively, the leading statistical database and publication for international comparisons of health and health systems.
A System of Health Accounts 2011 is a global framework for the systematic tracking of the financial flows related to the consumption of health care goods and services. Timely data on the sources and uses of financial resources across the health system are an integral part in assessing health system performance.
The HCQO project compares the quality of health services in different countries. Access data on the following topics: Primary Care, Prescribing in Primary Care, Acute Care, Mental Healthcare, Patient Safety, Cancer Care and Patient Experiences.
This series of key statistical publications provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.
Also, access the EU Country Cancer Profiles 2023 released in February 2023, as well as the Country Health Profiles 2023, released in December 2023 as part of the State of Health in the EU Cycle