Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
This report presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. This first Health at a Glance publication to cover the Latin America and the Caribbean region was prepared jointly by OECD and the World Bank. Analysis is based on the latest comparable...
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okr-10986-349592021-04-23T14:02:12Z Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 OECD World Bank UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH INEQUALITY LIFE EXPECTANCY MORTALITY MALNUTRITION CHILD HEALTH ADOLESCENT HEALTH HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH FINANCING QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE WASTEFUL SPENDING This report presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. This first Health at a Glance publication to cover the Latin America and the Caribbean region was prepared jointly by OECD and the World Bank. Analysis is based on the latest comparable data across almost 100 indicators including equity, health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care. The editorial discusses the main challenges for the region brought by the COVID‑19 pandemic, such as managing the outbreak as well as mobilising adequate resources and using them efficiently to ensure an effective response to the epidemic. An initial chapter summarises the comparative performance of countries before the crisis, followed by a special chapter about addressing wasteful health spending that is either ineffective or does not lead to improvement in health outcomes so that to direct saved resources where they are urgently needed. 2021-01-04T16:49:50Z 2021-01-04T16:49:50Z 2020-12-21 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/450921608631647181/Health-at-a-Glance-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-2020 978-92-64-69289-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34959 English CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo OECD and the World Bank Paris: OECD Publishing Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America |
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This report presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 Latin America and the Caribbean countries. This first Health at a Glance publication to cover the Latin America and the Caribbean region was prepared jointly by OECD and the World Bank. Analysis is based on the latest comparable data across almost 100 indicators including equity, health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care. The editorial discusses the main challenges for the region brought by the COVID‑19 pandemic, such as managing the outbreak as well as mobilising adequate resources and using them efficiently to ensure an effective
response to the epidemic. An initial chapter summarises the comparative performance of countries before the crisis, followed by a special chapter about addressing wasteful health spending that is either ineffective or does not lead to improvement in health outcomes so that to direct saved resources where they are urgently needed. |
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Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 |
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Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 |
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Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 |
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Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 |
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Health at a Glance : Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 |
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health at a glance : latin america and the caribbean 2020 |
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Paris: OECD Publishing |
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