Health
We help countries achieve high-performing health systems by measuring health outcomes & the use of health system resources as well as by analysing policies that improve access, efficiency & quality of health care.
The most recent comparable data on the health status of populations and health system performance in OECD countries. Learn more...
See the latest analysis of the state of health in the EU...
Tackling obesity would boost economic and social well-being. Learn more...
Urgent action is needed to address the growing opioid crisis.
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Stopping antimicrobial resistance would cost just USD 2 per person a year. Read more on how to stem the superbug tide...
Putting people at the centre: Introducing PaRIS, the Patient-Reported Indicators Survey
Pharmaceuticals: How can we make drugs affordable to all patients who need them?
Did you know...
More than 70% of health spending across OECD countries is funded from public sources
- See Public funding of health care Brief
Our areas of work
- Ageing and long-term care
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Emerging technologies
- Health inequalities and inclusive growth
- Health expenditure
- Health workforce policies
- Mental health
- PaRIS: Patient-Reported Indicators Survey
- Pharmaceuticals and new technologies
- Public health (e.g. Obesity, Alcohol)
- Quality of care
- Universal health coverage
Data
Find a wide range of health data and compare how countries are doing.
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What's new?
- Public funding of healthcare (Feb 2020)
- Country Health Profiles 2019
(28 November) - Health in the 21st Century: Putting Data to Work for Stronger Health Systems (21 November)
