Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012

This second edition of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific presents key indicators on health and health systems for 27 Asia/Pacific countries. A joint report by the OECD, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional offices for the Western Pacific and South-East Asia, and the OECD/Korea Policy Centre, this 2012 edition of the report has chapters on indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing, and health care quality.

Drawing on a wide range of data sources, it gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries and economies.

Each of the indicators is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, a brief descriptive analysis highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.

Source: OECD - Better policies for better lives