Health at a glance : Europe 2014.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Series:

Health at a Glance : Europe, 2305-6088

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health--Europe.

Health.

Medical care--Europe.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : OECD, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This third edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents a set of key indicators related to health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, access to care, and health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 28 European Union member states, four candidate countries and three EFTA countries. The selection of indicators is based largely on the European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) shortlist, a set of indicators that has been developed to guide the reporting of health statistics in the European Union. This is complemented by

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Executive summary; Reader's guide; Chapter 1. Health status; 1.1. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth; Definition and comparability; References; Figure: 1.1.1. Life expectancy at birth, 1990 and 2012; Figure: 1.1.2. Life expectancy (LE) and healthy life years (HLY) at birth, by gender, 2012; 1.2. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at age 65; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.2.1. Life expectancy (LE) and healthy life years (HLY) at 65, by gender, 2012

Figure 1.2.2. Life expectancy gaps between people with high and low level of education at 65, 2010Figure 1.2.3. Relationship between life expectancy (LE) and healthy life years (HLY) at 65, 2012; 1.3. Mortality from all causes; Definition and comparability; Reference; Figure 1.3.1. Mortality rates from all causes of death, 2011; Figure 1.3.2. Trends in mortality rates from all causes of death, selected EU member states, 2000-11; 1.4. Mortality from heart disease and stroke; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.4.1. Ischemic heart disease, mortality rates, 2011

Figure 1.4.2. Stroke, mortality rates, 2011Figure 1.4.3. Trends in ischemic heart disease mortality rates, selected EU member states, 2000-11; Figure 1.4.4. Trends in stroke mortality rates, selected EU member states, 2000-11; 1.5. Mortality from cancer; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.5.1. All cancers mortality rates, men and women, 2011; Figure 1.5.2. Main causes of cancer deaths among men and women in EU countries, 2011; Figure 1.5.3. Lung cancer mortality rates; 1.6. Mortality from transport accidents; Definition and comparability; References

Figure 1.6.1. Transport accident mortality rates, 2011Figure 1.6.2. Trends in transport accident mortality rates, selected EU member states, 2000-11; 1.7. Suicide; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.7.1. Suicide mortality rates, 2011; Figure 1.7.2. Trends in suicide rates, selected European countries, 2000-11; 1.8. Infant mortality; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.8.1. Infant mortality rates, 2012 and decline 1970-2012; Figure 1.8.2. Infant mortality rates, selected European countries, 1970-2012; 1.9. Infant health: Low birth weight

Definition and comparabilityReferences; Figure 1.9.1. Low birth weight infants, 1980 and 2012; Figure 1.9.2. Trends in low birth weight infants, selected European countries, 1980-2012; 1.10. Self-reported health and disability; Definition and comparability; References; Figure 1.10.1. Self-reported health status, 2012; Figure 1.10.2. Self-reported long-standing illness or health problem, 2012; Figure 1.10.3. Self-reported limitation in usual activities, 2012; 1.11. Incidence of selected communicable diseases; Definition and comparability; References

Figure 1.11.1. Notification rate of measles, 2011

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, February 28, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264227453

9264227458

9789264223578

9264223576