Topic/focus: Cost and Utilization, Demographics, General Health and Nutrition, Healthcare Facilities and Services, Vital Events, Other Year(s): Varies by country, but is kept current Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Study and sample characteristics: Summary statistics for each member country Universe: OECD member countries Variables: n/a Access: Publically available via the OECD website Cost: Summary statistics are free to download, paid access to online databases are also available Key web links: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Primary Institutional Contact: EDRC Coordinator (tchelius@mcw.edu)
Summary: OECD Health Data provides internationally comparable data on the health care systems of OECD's 30 member countries. It includes historic data, with some time series available back to 1960, and contains information on life expectancy, potential life years lost, premature mortality, perceived health status, medical facilities, health employment, trade in health goods and services, expenditures, environment, nutrition, discharge rate, length of stay, surgical procedures, demographics, education, and economy.