Health at a Glance 2021
OECD Indicators
Health at a Glance provides a comprehensive set of indicators on population health and health system performance across OECD members and key emerging economies. These cover health status, risk factors for health, access to and quality of health care, and health resources. Analysis draws from the latest comparable official national statistics and other sources.
Alongside indicator-by-indicator analysis, an overview chapter summarises the comparative performance of countries and major trends. This edition also has a special focus on the health impact of COVID-19 in OECD countries, including deaths and illness caused by the virus, adverse effects on access and quality of care, and the growing burden of mental ill-health.
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Smoking and alcohol consumption among adolescents
Smoking and excessive drinking during adolescence have both immediate and long-term health consequences. Smoking during adolescence has immediate adverse health consequences, including addiction to nicotine, reduced lung function and impaired lung growth, and asthma (Inchley et al., 2016[12]). It is also associated with an increased likelihood of experimenting with other drugs, as well as engaging in other risky behaviours (O’Cathail et al., 2011[13]). Early onset of drinking and early onset of excessive drinking are associated with hazardous drinking in young adulthood (Enstad et al., 2019[14]). Early and frequent drinking and drunkenness are associated with detrimental psychological, social and physical effects, such as dropping out of high school without graduating (Chatterji and DeSimone, 2005[15]).
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