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Contents
Foreword; Table of Contents; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Résumé; Introduction; Chapter 1. Health Status; Chapter 2. Determinants of Health; Chapter 3. Health Care Resources, Services and Outcomes; Chapter 4. Health Expenditure and Financing; Bibliography; Annex A. Additional Information on Demographic and Economic Context
Summary
This special edition of Health at a Glance focuses on health issues across the 27 European Union member states, three European Free Trade Association countries (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and Turkey. It gives readers a better understanding of the factors that affect the health of populations and the performance of health systems in these countries. Its 42 indicators present comparable data covering a wide range of topics, including health status, risk factors, health workforce and health expenditure. Each indicator in the book is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of c