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Health at a Glance Europe 2016: Briefing Note for Italy - Come si posiziona Italia

Gli indicatori di stato di salute e qualità dell’assistenza in Italia rimangono fra i migliori in UE. La percentuale di popolazione che riporta esigenze di cure mediche e dentali non soddisfatte è in crescita, in particolare per i gruppi a basso reddito, con un conseguente potenziale aumento delle disuguaglianze nel settore sanitario.

Health at a Glance Europe 2016: Briefing Note for Spain

Spain ranks first in terms of life expectancy across all 28 EU countries, following steady gains over the past decades. However, more than half of the remaining years of life of Spanish people at age 65 years are lived with some health problems and disabilities, increasing the demands on health and long-term care systems.

Health at a Glance Europe 2016: Briefing Note for Italy

Italy's indicators of health status and quality of care remain among the best in the EU. However, a growing proportion of the population reports unmet needs for medical care and dental care, particularly among low-income groups, which might increase health inequalities.

Health at a Glance Europe 2016: Briefing Note for Germany

Germany is the EU country that spends the most on health, allocating 11.1% of its GDP to health expenditure in 2015. Recent health spending trends closely follow economic growth, with an annual increase of around 2%.

Presentation of Health at a Glance: Europe 2016

Health at a Glance: Europe is a diagnostic tool. It presents key indicators of health and health systems in 36 European countries ─ including the 28 EU member states, five candidate countries and three European Free Trade Association countries ─ and is intended to help these countries assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their health systems.

Europe paying a heavy price for chronic diseases, finds new OECD-EC report

Better public health and prevention policies as well as more effective health care could save hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of euros each year in Europe, according to a new joint OECD/European Commission report.

Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2016 - Measuring Progress towards Universal Health Coverage

Asia-Pacific should boost health spending to meet needs of fast ageing populations

Asia-Pacific countries should strengthen their health systems and sharply increase spending to deliver effective universal coverage in order to meet the changing needs of their fast ageing populations, according to a new OECD report.

Health at a Glance Europe 2016: Briefing Note for the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom population continues to enjoy good access to care, especially at the primary care level, although both human and financial resources are restricted.

Indonesia Policy Brief: Setting a Sustainable Path toward Universal Health Coverage

For Indonesia to achieve its universal health coverage goal in a context of rapidly accelerating demand for healthcare, the country will need to make substantial investments in service delivery capacities and mechanisms to provide financial protection against the cost of ill health.