OECD published its annual Health at a Glance 2023
Some key findings include:
Health systems under financial pressure, with an average 9.2% of GDP spent on healthcare, above the 8.8% pre COVID19 pandemic, but below 2021 levels. In 11 OECD countries, health spending in 2022 was below 2019 levels as a share of GDP.
Life expectancy dropped by 0.7 years between 2019 and 2021, from 81 to 80.3 years, across OECD countries. For 2022, life expectancy remains below pre-pandemic levels in 28 OECD countries.
Unhealthy lifestyles and health risk factors remain prevalent, for example 19.5% of the adult population lives with obesity on average in 2021.
Gaps in access to care for the lowest income quintile, and backlogs in treatments caused by the pandemic, persist.
Digital transformation of health systems offers opportunities to improve clinical care, research and system management. Yet only in 42% of countries the public can access and interact with their data through electronic health portals in place.
See the latest health data & find out more: https://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a-glance/
