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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Avoidable hospital admissions
Primary care is often the first contact point of people with health systems. Its functions include promoting health and preventing disease; managing new health complaints; treating the majority of uncomplicated cases; managing chronic conditions; and referring patients to hospital-based services when appropriate. A key aim of primary care is to keep people well by providing a consistent point of care over the long term, treating common conditions, tailoring and co‑ordinating care for those with multiple health care needs, and supporting patients’ self-management of their conditions. Good primary care has, therefore, the potential to improve health, reduce socio‑economic inequalities in health and make health care systems people‑centred, while making better use of health care resources (OECD, 2020[14]).
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