The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
OECD announcements
OECD Health Data 2008 released (26 June 2008)
Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2007 released (13 November 2007)
AIHW new releases
2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: state and territory supplement (29 August 2008) (media release and publication)
Disability in Australia: trends in prevalence, education, employment and community living (28 August 2008) (media release and publication)
Juvenile justice in Australia 2006-07 (27 August 2008) (media release and publication)
Cancer survival and prevalence in Australia: Cancers diagnosed from 1982 to 2004 (22 August 2008) (media release and publication)
Eye health in Australia: a hospital perspective (21 August 2008) (media release and publication)
OECD Health Data is the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across industrialised countries. The database contains information on health status, health care services and health care spending for member countries.
Information from OECD Health Data facilitates international comparative reporting, supports policy planning and decision making, and enables health-related research and analysis.
Most Australian data supplied for inclusion in OECD Health Data come from databases maintained by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
AIHW maintains the Australian section of OECD Health Data.
| Fields covered: | |
|---|---|
| Part 1 | Health Status |
| Part 2 | Health Care Resources |
| Part 3 | Health Care Utilisation |
| Part 4 | Expenditure on Health |
| Part 5 | Health Care Financing |
| Part 6 | Social Protection |
| Part 7 | Pharmaceutical Market |
| Part 8 | Non-Medical Determinants of Health |
| Part 9 | Demographic References |
| Part 10 | Economic References |
Over 1,200 variables are included in the database. Key items span the period 1970 to 2007, with some time series going back to 1960.
OECD Health Data 2008 is the latest edition of the OECD CD-ROM, released 26 June 2008.
Further information
Further information, including a complete list of variables and
Internet updates, is available for free download for users of the database, from
the OECD
Health Data [external link]
website.
OR
Contact Sally Bullock (AIHW), tel. +61 2 6244 1008 or email the
International health team.