Health at a Glance: Europe 2020
State of Health in the EU Cycle
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The 2020 edition of Health at a Glance: Europe focuses on the impact of the COVID‑19 crisis. Chapter 1 provides an initial assessment of the resilience of European health systems to the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to contain and respond to the worst pandemic in the past century. Chapter 2 reviews the huge health and welfare burden of air pollution as another major public health issue in European countries, and highlights the need for sustained efforts to reduce air pollution to mitigate its impact on health and mortality. The five other chapters provide an overview of key indicators of health and health systems across the 27 EU member states, 5 EU candidate countries, 3 European Free Trade Association countries and the United Kingdom. Health at a Glance: Europe is the first step in the State of Health in the EU cycle.
Cancer incidence and mortality
In 2020, about 2.7 million people in the 27 EU countriesare expected to be diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 1.3 millionto die from it(Joint Research Centre, 2020). Over 40% of cancer cases are preventable, and mortality can also be reduced through earlier diagnosis and the provision of more timely and effective treatments. The Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan aims to reduce the cancer burden for patients, their families and health systems, andaddress cancer-related inequalities between and within countries, with actions to support, coordinate and complement the efforts of Member States (EC, 2020).
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