Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund.
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
1

THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
2

Health Care Spending per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
Dollars
8,000
7,538
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
5,003
4,627
4,079 4,063
3,737 3,696
3,540 3,470
3,353
3,129
2,995
2,683
3
1,000
0
US NOR SWIZ CAN NETH GER FR DEN* SWE AUS* UK OECD
Median
NZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
8000
7000
6000
International Comparison of Spending on Health, 1980 –2008
Average spending on health per capita ($US PPP)
Total expenditures on health as percent of GDP
16
US
NOR
SWIZ
CAN
NETH
GER
FR
DEN
SWE
AUS
UK
NZ
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
US
FR
SWIZ
GER
CAN
NETH
NZ
DEN
SWE
UK
NOR
AUS
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).

Average Annual Growth Rate of
Real Health Care Spending per Capita, 1998 –2008
Percent
4.9
5
4
4.4
4.1
3.9
3.9
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.4
3
2.3
2
1.9
1.8
1 0.8
0
UK NZ NETH OECD
Median
SWE AUS* DEN* US CAN FR SWIZ GER NOR
* 1997 –2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
5

Percent
Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Spent on Health Care,
1998 and 2008
16.0
16
1998 2008
13.4
12
8
11.2
10.7
10.1
10.1
10.5
10.2
9.0
10.4
8.1
9.9
7.8
9.9
8.3
9.7
8.2
9.4
7.8
8.7
6.7
8.7
7.6
8.5
9.3
8.5
6
4
0
US FR SWIZ GER CAN NETH NZ DEN* SWE OECD
Median
UK AUS* NOR
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
Percentage of Population with Health Insurance Coverage
Through Public Programs, 2008
100
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9
98.8
89.4
80
60
40
27.4
20
0
AUS* DEN NZ NOR SWE SWIZ UK OECD
Median
FR NETH GER
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
7

Public Spending on Health Care per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
Dollars
4,500
4,213
4,000
3,507
3,500
3,000
3,059
2,991
2,875 2,869 2,863 2,841
2,736
2,585
2,500
2,000
2,263 2,234
2,158
8
1,500
1,000
500
0
NOR US NETH DEN* FR GER CAN SWE SWIZ UK AUS* OECD
Median
NZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Private Spending on Health Care per Capita, 2008
Excluding Out-of-Pocket Spending, Adjusted for Differences in the Cost of Living
Dollars
3,500
3,119
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
616
548
484 467
436
382
197 165 154
86 60
35
0
US CAN FR AUS* SWIZ NETH GER UK OECD
Median
NZ SWE DEN* NOR
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
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COMMONWEALTH
FUND
9

10
Dollars
1,500
1,424
Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
1,200
912
900
600
300
756
605 600
543
504
489
487
372
347
273
233
0
SWIZ US NOR AUS* CAN SWE OECD
Median
DEN* GER NZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK FR NETH
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Dollars
Health Care Expenditure per Capita by Source of Funding, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
8,000
7,538
912
7,000
6,000
Out-of-pocket spending
Private spending
Public spending
5,000
4,000
3,000
5,003
3,119
35
756
4,627
1,424
467
4,079
600
616
3,737 3,696
487
382
273
548
60
3,540 3,470
489
86
543
3,353
605
484
3,129
347
197
2,683
154
372
2,000
3,507
1,000
4,213
2,736
2,863 2,869 2,875
2,991
2,841
2,263
2,585
2,158
11
0
US NOR SWIZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
CAN GER FR DEN* SWE AUS* UK NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

12
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
50
47
49
46
Percentage of Total Health Care Spending on Hospital Services, 1998 and 2008
1998 2008
40
42
40 40
38
38 37 37 37
35
35
37
35
34
33
32
29
32
29
30
13
20
10
0
SWE DEN* AUS* NOR** OECD
Median
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ NETH SWIZ* FR US GER CAN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Dollars
2,500
2,359
Spending on Hospital Services per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
2,000
1,500
1,613
1,567 1,567 1,545
1,378
1,263 1,259
1,116 1,116
1,061
1,004
1,000
14
500
0
US NOR** SWIZ* DEN* SWE NETH AUS* FR OECD
Median
CAN GER
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Hospital Spending per Discharge, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
Dollars
18,000
16,708
16,000
14,000
12,669
12,200
12,000
10,000 9,422
9,230 9,118 9,064
7,729
7,174
8,000
6,000
5,949
4,762
4,566
15
4,000
2,000
0
US** CAN* NETH SWIZ* DEN* NOR** SWE* AUS*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ OECD
Median
FR GER
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

300
264
250
232
Hospital Discharges per 1,000 Population, 2008
200
150
172
169
165
163 161
159
140
136
130
113
100
84
16
50
0
FR GER NOR SWIZ SWE* AUS* OECD
Median
DEN
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ UK US** NETH CAN*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Average Length of Stay for Acute Care, 2008
Days
8 7.7
7.6
7.5
7.1
6.0
5.9
5.9
6
5.5
5.2
4.8
4
4.5
17
2
0
SWIZ GER CAN* UK
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
OECD
Median
AUS** NETH US FR NOR SWE*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Average Length of Hospital Stay for Acute Myocardial Infarction, 2008
18
Days
12
10.9
10
8.8
8.1
8
7.0
6.7
6.4
6.2
6.1
6
5.4
4.8
4.7
4.3
4
2
0
GER UK SWIZ OECD
Median
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NETH CAN* FR AUS* US** SWE* DEN NOR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Average Length of Stay for Normal Birth Delivery, 2008
Days
6
5.2
5
4.4
4
3
3.3
3.2
3.0
2.8
2
2.4
2.3
2.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
19
1
0
SWIZ FR GER NOR OECD
Median
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
DEN AUS* SWE* NETH US** CAN* UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Average Annual Hospital Inpatient
Acute Care Days per Capita, 2008
0.8
0.4
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
20
0.0
GER SWIZ AUS** FR
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
CAN* OECD
Median
NOR UK NETH NZ US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Number of Acute Care Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population, 2008
2
1
4
3
6
5.7
5
3.5
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.2
21
0
GER AUS** FR SWIZ OECD
Median
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
DEN NETH CAN* UK US* NOR NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

22
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

23
Percentage of Total Health Care Spending on Long-Term Nursing Care, 1998 and 2008
Percent
30
27
25
23
20
1998 2008
21
18
19
15
10
5
14
14
15
11
14
12
12
0
NOR DEN* SWIZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ CAN NETH GER
9
11
FR
8 8
8
6
SWE US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

24
Dollars
1,400
1,276
Long-Term Nursing Care Spending per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
Public Private
1,200
133
1,000
868
800
724
75
600
1,143
400
531
649
200
337
0
NOR SWIZ* DEN*
574
108
466
506
506
CAN NETH
455
172
283
US
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER
445
131
315
4
407
28
382
11
261
402
354
249
FR NZ SWE
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

25
Dollars
500
477
Home Health Care Spending per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
451
400
300
278
226
212
200
139
104
98
89
100
0
NOR DEN* NZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER US SWE FR SWIZ* CAN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

100
92
84
80
Long-Term Care Beds in Nursing Homes per 1,000 Population Age 65 and Older, 1998 and 2008
81 81
1998 2008
72
70
65
60
60 56
52
49
44
43
40
35
50
26
19
20
15
0
SWE* SWIZ NETH NOR AUS
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK FR GER* US DEN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

27
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

1
2
3
Number of Practicing Physicians per 1,000 Population, 2008
4
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.4
28
0
NOR SWIZ SWE**
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER DEN* AUS* UK NZ US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
4
3.9
Average Annual Growth Rate of Practicing Physicians per 1,000 Population, 1998 –2008
3.2
3
2.2
2.2
2.0
2
1.2
1
0.8
29
0
NOR UK
* 1997 –2007.
** 1996 –2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
SWE** AUS* DEN* GER US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Average Annual Number of Physician Visits per Capita, 2008
10
8.9
8
7.8
6.9
6.4
6.4
5.9
5.9
5.7
6
4.3
4.0
4.0
4
2.9
30
2
0
DEN GER FR AUS OECD
Median
NETH
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK CAN* NZ* SWIZ* US* SWE**
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

31
Number of Professionally Active Nurses per 1,000 Population, 2008
20
16
16.1
12
12.5
11.6
8
4
0
DEN* AUS*
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER
10.8
US
10.5
NZ
10.3
CAN
7.9
FR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

32
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percentage of Total Health Care Spending on Pharmaceuticals, 1998 and 2008
Percent
20
16
15
17
14
17
16
16
14
15
13
14
14
13
16
1998
14
2008
12
12
12 11
10
10 10
10
9
9
8
9
8
33
4
0
CAN OECD
Median
FR GER AUS* SWE US
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK SWIZ* NZ NETH DEN* NOR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Dollars
1,000
897
800
701
Pharmaceutical Spending per Capita, 2008
Adjusted for Differences in Cost of Living
600
607
563
480
465 461 457
400
381
368
303
257
34
200
0
US CAN FR GER AUS* OECD
Median
SWIZ* SWE NOR
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK DEN* NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Drug Prices for 30 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs, 2006 –07
US is set at 1.0
35
1.0
1.00
0.8
0.77
0.76
0.63
0.6
0.51
0.49
0.45
0.44
0.4
0.34
0.2
0.0
US CAN GER SWIZ UK AUS NETH FR NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: IMS Health.

36
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

30
25.9
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Machines per Million Population, 2008
20
10.4
9.6
10
6.9
6.7
5.6
37
0
US* NETH
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ UK CAN* AUS
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

21
38
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Exams per 1,000 Population, 2008
100
80
91
60
40
20
49
42
0
US* FR
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
CAN
39
NETH
38
DEN AUS
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

39
MRI Scan and Imaging Fees, 2009
Dollars
1,600
US high-end 1,500
1,400
1,200
1,000 US average 1,200
839
824
800
600
500
567
400
200
436
0
US Medicare US GER CAN NETH FR
Source: International Federation of Health Plans, 2009 Comparative Price Report.
179
UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

40
Computer Tomography (CT) Scanners per Million Population, 2008
40
30
60
56.0
50
34.3
32.0
21.5
20
10
0
AUS** US*
19.0
12.7
SWIZ DEN OECD
Median
CAN*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
12.4
NZ
10.3
NETH
10.2
UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

60
41
Computer Tomography (CT) Exams per 1,000 Population, 2008
250
228
200
150
100
50
130
122
0
US* FR
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
CAN
94
AUS
84
DEN NETH
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

200
150
164
Volume of Knee and Hip Implants, 2004
Implants per 100,000
Knee Replacements Hip Replacements
300
258
250
208
137
197
200
121
95 141
100 150 139
42
65
100
50
50
0
US UK GER FR ITA
0
GER FR
Source: McKinsey & Company, Accounting for the Cost of Health Care in the United States, 2007.
UK ITA US
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

43
Dollars
6,000
5,000
4,866
Cost of Knee and Hip Prostheses to Providers, 2004
GDP Adjusted, US $
Knee Replacements Hip Replacements
$4,821
4,000
3,035
3,000
2,000
2,561
2,390
2,239
$1,537
$1,380
$1,168 $1,165
1,000
0
US ITA FR UK GER US ITA
Source: McKinsey & Company, Accounting for the Cost of Health Care in the United States, 2007.
UK GER FR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Interventions
44 per 100,000 Population, 2008
600
568
500
437
400
287
300
200
100
189
174
166
160
141 140
118 117
93
0
GER US** NOR* FR OECD
Median
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
DEN AUS* SWIZ NETH* CAN* NZ UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

45
Coronary Bypass Procedures per 100,000 Population, 2008
160
140
124
120
100
85
81
80
60
76
72
69
67
59
58
56
45
40
20
35
31
0
GER US** NOR** NZ AUS* CAN* DEN OECD
Median
NETH* SWE* UK SWIZ FR
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Number of Knee Replacements per 100,000 Population, 2008
240
200
206
183
179
158
160
146
142
119
120
114
110
96
80
46
40
0
GER US** SWIZ
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
AUS* UK CAN* NETH* FR SWE* NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

47
150
120
122
Number of Patients Undergoing Dialysis Treatment per 100,000 Population, 2008
90
60
30
81
66
55
49 49 48
47
42
36
0
US* GER** CAN
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
OECD
Median
NZ FR DEN AUS UK NETH
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

48
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
100
89
80
60
Breast Cancer Screening, 2008
Percentage of Women Ages 50 –69 Receiving a Mammogram
Organized Program Survey
88
77
83
75
74
63
61
57
55
54
49
40
20
0
FR** NETH* NZ*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
US NETH* NOR UK* NZ AUS** FR GER*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
Cervical Cancer Screening, 2000 to 2006 (or closest year)
Percentage of Women Ages 20 –69
Survey
100
Organized Program
84
79
79
80 76
72 73
71
70 69
60
61
50
40
20
0
NOR FR US UK
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
SWE CAN NZ NETH DEN AUS
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

40
20
Percentage of Population over Age 65 with Influenza Immunization, 2008
Percent
100
80
78 77
75
70
67 67
64 64 64
63
60 56 56
51
0
AUS** NETH* UK FR
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
US CAN SWE NZ OECD
Median
DEN GER* SWIZ*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

40
20
Percent
100
98
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccination Rates
Among Children Age 2, 2007 (or latest year available)
98
97
96 96
95 95
94
92
89
85
80
80 75
52
60
0
SWE FR GER* SWIZ OECD
Median
NETH UK NOR AUS NZ US CAN DEN*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).

40
20
Percent
100 96
Measles Vaccination Rates Among Children Age 2, 2007
(or latest year available)
96
95 95
94
93 93 92
90
89
87
86
80
86
53
60
0
SWE NETH GER* OECD
Median
AUS NOR CAN US SWIZ DEN FR
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percentage of Adults Who Report Being
Daily Smokers, 2008
Percent
30
28
25
26
23
22 22
21
20
20
18
18
17 17
15
14
54
10
5
0
NETH FR DEN OECD
Median
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK NOR SWIZ* NZ* CAN AUS* US SWE
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Percent
DEN
0
Twenty-Year Change in Smoking Rates,
1988 –2008
NOR AUS** CAN SWE NZ* US UK NETH FR
-1
55
-5
-5
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15 -14
-17
-20
-22
-25
* 1987 –2007.
** 1986 –2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
-13
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Annual Alcohol Consumption in Liters per Capita
Among People Age 15 and Older, 2008
14
12.6
12
10.9
10.8
10.2
10.0
10.0
9.9
10
9.6
9.5
8.7
8.2
8
6.9
6
6.8
56
4
2
0
FR* DEN UK SWIZ AUS* OECD
Median
GER NETH* NZ
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
US* CAN SWE* NOR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

57
Percent
35 34
Obesity (BMI>30) Prevalence Among Adult Population, 2008
Measured Self-Reported
30
25
27
25
25
24
28
21
20
15
16
11 11
10 10
10
8
5
0
US NZ* AUS* UK CAN US AUS* CAN FR NETH SWE* NOR SWIZ*
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

58
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2008
Years
Female Male
90
80
84.6
79.8
84.3
77.6
83.7
79.2
83.2
79.1
83.0
78.3
83.0
78.3
82.7
77.6
82.6
77.6
82.4
78.4
82.3
78.0
81.8
77.6
81.0
76.5
80.4
75.3
70
59
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
SWIZ FR AUS SWE CAN* NOR GER OECD
Median
NZ NETH UK* DEN US*
* 2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Life Expectancy at Age 65, 2008
Years Female Male
25
20
22.3
18.0
22.3
18.9
21.6
18.6
21.3
18.1
20.8
18.3
20.8
17.5
20.8
17.9
20.7
17.5
20.7
17.6
20.5
17.0
20.2
17.6
19.8
19.5
17.1
16.6
60
15
10
5
0
FR** SWIZ AUS CAN* NZ
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NOR SWE OECD
Median
GER NETH UK* US* DEN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

61
Increase in Life Expectancy at Birth, 1988 –2008
Years
8
Female Male
7
6
5
4.7
6.6
4.2
6.1
4
4.3
5.7
4.0
5.6
3.8
5.3
3.8
5.3
3.4
5.6
3.4
5.2
3.3
5.0
3
3.2
4.4
2.7
4.7
2.1
4.3
2
2.1
3.9
1
0
NZ AUS GER OECD
Median
FR
* 1987
–2007.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
UK* SWIZ NOR SWE DEN CAN* NETH US*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Increase in Life Expectancy at Age 65, 1988 –2008
Years
5
Female
4
3
3.0
4.2
3.1
3.7
2.9
3.8
3.3
3.3
2.6
3.9
2.9
3.3
2.4
3.4
2.2
2.9
2.1
3.0
2 1.8
2.9
1.5
2.7
Male
1.5
2.5
1.1
2.4
1
62
0
NZ GER AUS FR** UK* OECD
Median
* 1987
–2007.
** 1996 –2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
SWIZ NOR SWE CAN* NETH DEN US*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

30
20
60
50
52.5
48.0
Acute Myocardial Infarction Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2008
44.9
44.2
40 37.6
36.7
33.9
33.2
18.4
63
10
0
NZ** SWE* NOR*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER** UK* AUS** DEN** NETH* FR*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

2
3
4
3.9
Bronchitis, Asthma, and Emphysema Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2008
3.5
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.1
64
1
0
AUS** NETH* NOR*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ** GER** UK* DEN** SWE* FR*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Years
1,000
Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Malignant Neoplasms per 100,000 Population, 2008
942
935
882
843
833 828
800
712 707
689
652
600
65
400
200
0
FR* DEN** NETH*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NZ** GER** UK* NOR* SWIZ* AUS** SWE*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Diseases of the Circulatory System
66 per 100,000 Population, 2008
600
519
515
500
470
419
403
400
365
345
335 334
301
300
200
100
0
GER** UK* NZ**
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
DEN** NETH* SWE* AUS** FR* NOR* SWIZ*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

67
Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Diabetes per 100,000 Population, 2008
80
70
73
63
60
50
40
30
35 35
33
31
20
10
0
NZ** DEN** NOR*
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
GER** NETH* AUS**
28
FR*
28
SWE*
25
UK*
23
SWIZ*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Potential Years of Life Lost Due to Diseases of the Respiratory System
68 per 100,000 Population, 2008
175
164
150
127
125
103
100 94
88
86
83
71
75
57
49
50
25
0
UK* NZ** DEN**
* 2007.
** 2006.
Source: OECD Health Data 2010 (Oct. 2010).
NETH* AUS** GER** NOR* FR* SWE* SWIZ*
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

69
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

70
150
120
120
Asthma Admission Rates per 100,000 Population
Age 15 and Older, 2007
90
75
73
60
43 43
42 42
30
32
26 25
21
18
0
US* UK NZ DEN FR Median*** NOR SWIZ* NETH** SWE
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
GER CAN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

350
320
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Admission Rates per 100,000 Population Age 15 and Older, 2007
308
300
250
243
236
203
192 192
200
190
184
154
150
100
100
79
71
50
0
DEN NZ NOR UK US* Median*** SWE
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
CAN GER NETH** SWIZ* FR
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Diabetes Acute Complications Admission Rates per 100,000 Population
72
Age 15 and Older, 2007
60
57
50
40
32
30
23
20 20 20
19
20
10
0
US* UK CAN DEN NOR Median*** SWE
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
14
FR
12
8
SWIZ* NETH**
1
NZ
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

500
Congestive Heart Failure Admission Rates per 100,000 Population
Age 15 and Older, 2007
441
73
400
352
300
289
276
200
206
188 188
171
165
155
146
117
100
0
US* GER SWE FR NZ Median*** NOR NETH** DEN SWIZ* CAN
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

74
250
213
Hypertension Admission Rates per 100,000 Population
Age 15 and Older, 2007
200
150
100
85
70
61
55
52
49
50
19
16
0
GER DEN NOR SWE SWIZ* Median*** US*
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
NETH** NZ
15
11
CAN UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

40
36
Diabetes Lower Extremity Amputation Rates per 100,000 Population Age 15 and Older, 2007*
30
21
20
16
13
12 12 12
11 11 11
9
10
75
0
US* DEN
* 2006.
** 2005.
*** Among countries shown.
SWIZ* FR NZ Median*** SWE
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
CAN NETH** NOR UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

2
4
6
8
6.6
Mortality After Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction* per 100 Patients, 2007
6.3
5.1
4.2
3.8
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
76
0
NETH** UK US* CAN
* In-hospital case-fatality rates within 30 days of admission.
** 2006.
*** 2005.
**** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
Median**** NZ NOR DEN SWE
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

10
Mortality After Admission for Ischemic Stroke* per 100 Patients, 2007
77
9.0
8 7.6
6.3
5.9
6
4.9
4.2
3.9
3.8
4
3.3
3.1
2
0
UK CAN NZ NETH** Median*** US
* In-hospital case-fatality rates within 30 days of admission.
** 2006.
*** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
SWE GER NOR DEN
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

78
Mortality After Admission for Hemorrhagic Stroke* per 100 Patients, 2007
30
26.3
25.5
25.2
25 23.8
23.5
23.2
20
16.7
15
14.5
13.7
12.8
10
5
0
UK US* NETH** NZ Median**** CAN
* In-hospital case-fatality rates within 30 days of admission.
** 2006.
*** 2005.
**** Among countries shown.
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.
DEN GER NOR SWE
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND

Breast Cancer Five-Year Relative Survival Rate,
1997 –2002 and 2002–2007 (or nearest period)
1997–2002 2002–2007
100
89
91
80
86
87
84
86
83
80
85
76
82
77
82
81
82
75
79
79
60
40
20
0
US CAN SWE FR NETH DEN NZ NOR UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.

Cervical Cancer Five-Year Relative Survival Rate,
1997 –2002 and 2002–2007 (or nearest period)
1997–2002 2002–2007
100
80
62
72
60
63
69
63
68
66
67
68
66 67
63
66
66
61
58 59
40
80
20
0
CAN NETH NZ US NOR FR SWE DEN UK
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.

81
Colorectal Cancer Five-Year Survival Rate,
Latest Available Period
100
80
60
40
66
61 61 60
58 58
57
54
52
20
0
US
2000–05
NZ
2002–07
CAN
2000–05
SWE
2003–08
NETH
2001–06
NOR
2001–06
FR
1997–02
DEN
2002–07
UK
2002–07
THE
COMMONWEALTH
FUND
Source: OECD Health Care Quality Indicators Data 2009.