GEOGRAPHIC VARIATIONS IN HEALTH CARE USE IN 13 OECD COUNTRIES

Geographic Variations in Health CareWhat do we know and what can be done to improve health system performance?Released Tuesday 16 September 2014

http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/medical-practice-variations.htm

Hospital medical admission rates vary by 2-fold or more across countries and within some countries

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?, OECD Health Policy Studies, OECD Publishing.DOI: 10.1787/9789264216594-en

Hospital admission rates across and within selected OECD countries (2011 or latest year)

Coronary bypass rates vary by more than 3-fold across countries and by up to 6-fold within countries

Coronary bypass rates across and within a selected set of countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Coronary angioplasty rates vary by more than 3-fold across countries and by up to 5-fold within countries

Angioplasty rates across and within a selected set of countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Admissions/surgery after hip fracture vary by 2-fold across countries and by less than 2-fold within countries

Admissions/surgery rates across and within a selected set of countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Knee replacement rates vary by more than 4-fold across countries and by more to 5-fold within some countries

Knee replacement rates across and within a selected set of countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

C-sections are on the rise & display high variations across geographic areas in some countries

C-section rate across and within selected OECD countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Variations in hysterectomy rates are relatively high, in a context of declining use

Hysterectomy rates across and within a selected set of OECD countries (2011 or latest year)

Source: OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?

Contacts

Divya Srivastava (divya.srivastava@oecd.org)

Valérie Paris (valerie.paris@oecd.org)

Gaetan Lafortune (gaetan.lafortune@oecd.org)

Annalisa Belloni (annalisa.belloni@oecd.org)

Website: http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/medical-practice-variations.htm

Further information

OECD (2014), Geographic Variations in Health Care: What Do We Know and What Can Be Done to Improve Health System Performance?, OECD Health Policy Studies, OECD Publishing.DOI: 10.1787/9789264216594-en