Health system comparison tools
Check out the online tools below which can be used to compare the health systems of different countries:
International Health Care System Profiles
Provides profiles, statistics and data on the health systems of 19 countries.
OECD Reviews of Health Systems: A series of country reports
The reports provide in-depth studies of the health systems of member countries, with a particular focus on economic issues. They assess the performance of health systems in a comparative context, identify the main challenges faced by the country health system and put forward policy options to better meet them. Reviews are initiated at the request of the country to be examined and emphasis is placed on specific issues of key policy interest.
OECD Health Systems Characteristics Survey
Responses from the third wave of the OECD Health System Characteristics Survey are available online, providing access to the most recent information on key institutional characteristics of health systems of OECD countries and key partner and accession countries.
OECD Country Health Profiles
This resource provides a short synthesis of the health status, the determinants of health, focusing on behavioural risk factors, the organisation of the health system the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of the health system of each country.
