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Embracing a One Health Framework to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in the United Kingdom

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, the United Kingdom made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.

Joining Forces for Gender Equality: key findings for the United Kingdom

Joining Forces for Gender Equality comprehensively analyses developments and policies for gender equality, including issues such as gender mainstreaming and budgeting, reforms to increase fathers’ involvement in parental leave and childcare, pay transparency initiatives to tackle gender pay gaps, and systems to address gender-based violence.

Taxing Wages: Key findings for the United Kingdom

The tax wedge for the average single worker in the United Kingdom increased by 0.7 percentage points from 30.8% in 2021 to 31.5% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).

Revenue Statistics: Key findings for the United Kingdom

The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in the United Kingdom increased by 1.4 percentage points from 32.1% in 2020 to 33.5% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

Scotland’s Approach to Regulating Water Charges - Innovation and Collaboration

Royaume-Uni : accélérer les réformes structurelles pour maintenir le cap de la reprise

Après avoir enregistré une reprise vigoureuse à la suite de la pandémie, le Royaume-Uni voit sa croissance économique ralentir avec une montée de l’inflation et des pénuries de main-d’œuvre amplifiés par la guerre d’agression de la Russie contre l'Ukraine.

Pensions at a Glance 2021 - Key findings for the United Kingdom

Key findings for the United Kingdom from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2021"

Health at a Glance 2021: Key findings for the United Kingdom

Life expectancy fell by a year in the UK in 2020; COVID 19 vaccinations have plateaued despite a strong start. Health at a Glance 2021 provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries and key emerging economies. Alongside indicator-by-indicator analysis, this edition offers a special chapter on the health impact of COVID-19.

OECD Employment Outlook 2021: How does your country compare?

In some countries, employers used job retention programmes to cut hours while allowing workers to keep their pay and jobs; there, it is likely that the full impact of the pandemic is yet to be felt. In other countries, there have been unprecedented increases in unemployment, but many workers will return to their jobs (or to new ones) as economies re-open and activity picks up.

Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for the United Kingdom

People in the United Kingdom consume on average 11.4 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.3 bottles of wine or 4.4 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and over. In addition, in the United Kingdom, some population groups are at higher risk than others.