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Health at a Glance 2021

OECD Indicators

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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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Hip and knee surgery

Hip fracture repair is usually an emergency procedure. Evidence suggests that early surgical intervention – within 48 hours – improves patient outcomes and minimises the risk of complication. Time to surgery is influenced by many factors, including hospitals’ surgical theatre capacity, flow and access, and targeted policy interventions. In 2019, on average across OECD countries, almost 80% of patients admitted for hip fracture underwent surgery within two days (). COVID‑19 had a significant impact on hospital capacity and function. For countries that were able to provide 2020 data, Latvia saw improvement, Lithuania saw a reduction, and Ireland, Iceland and Portugal maintained rates close to 2019 figures.

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