Asia/Pacific 2010

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Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2010

This first edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, and health care expenditure and financing across 27 Asia/Pacific countries and economies in the Asia/Pacific region.

Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems.

Each of the 32 indicators in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic contexts in which health systems operate.

Related reading

OECD Health Data 2010

Health at a Glance: Europe 2010

Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2009

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Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2010

This first edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, and health care expenditure and financing across 27 Asia/Pacific countries and economies in the Asia/Pacific region.

Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it builds on the format used in previous editions of Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, and gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems.

Each of the 32 indicators in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, brief descriptive analyses highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability. An annex provides additional information on the demographic contexts in which health systems operate.

Related reading

OECD Health Data 2010

Health at a Glance: Europe 2010

Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2009

ww.oecd.org/health

www.oecdkorea.org

www.oecd.org/publishing

is bn 978-92-64-09618-9

81 2010 24 1 P

-:HSTCQE=U^[V]^:

Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2010

Please cite this publication as:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264096202-en

This work is published on the OECD iLibrary, which gathers all OECD books, periodicals and statistical databases. Visit www.oecd-ilibrary.org, and do not hesitate to contact us for more information.