Health system resources in OECD countries
ACHIEVING THE BEST HEALTH OUTCOMES DOES NOT DEPEND ONLY ON THE SHEER VOLUME OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE. EFFICIENT USE OF EXPENDITURE AND CONSIDERATION OF HEALTH RISK FACTORS AND BROADER SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ARE NEEDED
In 2022, lower pandemic spending needs and impact of inflation moderate total spending to 9.2% of GDP
Expected fall in real per capita spending of around 1.5% y-o-y in the OECD, the first in 16 years
Health systems in the OECD are under financial pressure, with per capita healthcare spending of nearly $5,000
Between 2011-21, employment in health and social care grew 11.5 pp more than in the services sector in the OECD
Health and social care systems employed more workers in 2021 than ever before in history
Some basic health indicators in Spain
Life expectancy at birth, a key indicator of the overall health of a population, decreased by 0.7 years in Spain in 2019-2021