Health at a Glance : Europe 2012 / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Executive summary; Introduction; Structure of the publication; Presentation of indicators; Data and limitations; Population figures; Country codes (ISO codes); Chapter 1. Health status; 1.1. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth; Definition and comparability; 1.1.1. Life expectancy (LE) and healthy life years (HLY) at birth, by gender, 2008-10 average; 1.1.2. Healthy life years (HLY) at birth and GDP per capita, 2008-10 average; 1.1.3. Healthy life years (HLY) at birth and health spending per capita, 2008-10 average.

1.2. Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at age 65Definition and comparability; 1.2.1. Life expectancy (LE) and healthy life years (HLY) at 65, by gender, 2008-10 average; 1.2.2. Relationship between life expectancy and healthy life years (HLY) at 65, 2008-10 average; 1.2.3. Life expectancy gaps between high and low education attainment at 65, women and men, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.3. Mortality from all causes; Definition and comparability; 1.3.1. Mortality rates from all causes of death, 2010 (or nearest year).

1.3.2. Decline in mortality rates from all causes, 1995-2010 (or nearest year)1.3.3. Trends in mortality rates from all causes, selected EU member states, 1995-2010; 1.4. Mortality from heart disease and stroke; Definition and comparability; 1.4.1. Ischemic heart disease, mortality rates, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.4.2. Stroke, mortality rates, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.4.3. Trends in ischemic heart disease mortality rates, selected EU member states, 1995-2010; 1.4.4. Trends in stroke mortality rates, selected EU member states, 1995-2010; 1.5. Mortality from cancer.

Definition and comparability1.5.1. All cancers mortality rates, males and females, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.5.2. Lung cancer mortality rates, males and females, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.5.3. Breast cancer mortality rates, females, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.5.4. Prostate cancer mortality rates, males, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.6. Mortality from transport accidents; Definition and comparability; 1.6.1. Transport accident mortality rates, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.6.2. Trends in transport accident mortality rates, selected EU member states, 1995-2010.

1.6.3. Decline in transport accident mortality rates, 1995-2010 (or nearest year)1.7. Suicide; Definition and comparability; 1.7.1. Suicide mortality rates, 2010 (or nearest year); 1.7.2. Change in suicide rates, 1995-2010 (or nearest year); 1.7.3. Trends in suicide rates, selected European countries, 1995-2010; 1.8. Infant mortality; Definition and comparability; 1.8.1. Infant mortality rates, 2010 and decline 1970-2010; 1.8.2. Infant mortality rates, selected European countries, 1970-2010; 1.9. Infant health: Low birth weight; Definition and comparability.

This second edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 27 European Union member states, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries. The selection of indicators is based largely on the European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) shortlist, a set of indicators that has been developed to guide the reporting of health statistics in the European Union. It is complemented by additional indicators on hea.