Healthcare Utilisation
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This dataset includes statistics comparing different countries' level of health care utilisation in terms of prevention, immunisation, screening, diagnostics exams, consultations, in-patient utilisation, average length of stay, diagnostic categories, acute care, in-patient care, discharge rates, transplants, dialyses, and ICD-9-CM. The data is comparable with respect to units of measures such as days, percentages, population, number per capita, procedures, and available beds.

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Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: OECD Health Statistics (2018 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/health/2018-12

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Annual

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Start: 1960
End: 2017

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Healthcare UtilisationAbstract

This dataset includes statistics comparing different countries' level of health care utilisation in terms of prevention, immunisation, screening, diagnostics exams, consultations, in-patient utilisation, average length of stay, diagnostic categories, acute care, in-patient care, discharge rates, transplants, dialyses, and ICD-9-CM. The data is comparable with respect to units of measures such as days, percentages, population, number per capita, procedures, and available beds.

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Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: OECD Health Statistics (2018 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/health/2018-12

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Healthcare Utilisation - Definitions, Sources and Methods/metadata/OECD/HEALTH/Healthcare%20Utilisation%20-%20Definitions%20Sources%20and%20Methods.pdfPeriodicity

Annual

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Start: 1960
End: 2017

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Get in touchhttps://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/help/get-in-touch.aspxRecommended uses and limitations

UKDS Guide to OECD Health Statisticshttp://ukdataservice.ac.uk/use-data/guides/dataset/health-statistics.aspxOther comments

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