Magnus Stenbeck 070 – Director Database Infrastructure Committee – Science Research Council Sweden Centre for Epidemiology, National Board of Health and Welfare Sweden Swedish delegate to the Health Information Committee, European Union

International data on health The National Board of Health and Welfare Magnus Stenbeck Ingalill Paulsson Lütz The Centre for Epidemiology

International reporting WHO –Health for all data base (HFA) & Environmental Health Indicators OECD –Health data base European Union –DG EUROSTAT - Statistical Office of the European Communities –DG SANCO – The Directorate General for 'Health and Consumers' NOMESCO - Nordic Medico Statistical Committee

WHO International The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. WHO is governed by 192 Member States through the World Health Assembly.

Life expectancy at birth, in years 2004 WHO European Region 74,5 years <= 82 years <= 78,4 years <= 74,8 years <= 71,2 years <= 67,6 years No data

WHO Health For All data base 53 Memberstates in WHO Europe Basic demographic and socioeconomic indicators Lifestyle- and environment-related indicators Mortality, morbidity and disability Hospital discharges Health care resources, utilization and expenditure

OECD’s mission To promote policies designed: to achieve sustainable economic growth and employment and rising standards of living in member countries while maintaining financial stability, so contributing to the development of the world economy to assist sound economic expansion in member countries and other countries in the process of economic development to contribute to growth in world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis (Article 1 of the OECD Convention)

A global outreach OECD Member Countries Countries/Economies Engaged in Working Relationships with the OECD

OECD:s Health data base Health Status Health care utilisation Health care resources Expenditure on health Financing and remuneration Social protection Pharmaceutical market Non-medical determinants of health Demographic references Economic references

EU Memberstates and candidate countries

European health information legislation Valid as from January 2009 Detailed regulation currently under development Covers information within 5 areas: –Health status and health determinants –Health care and health care resources –Causes of death –Work related accidents –Work related health problems

EUROSTAT Statistical Office of the European Communities and European Statistical System Database: New Cronos One European Structural Indicator on health: Healthy Life Years Sustainable indicators Morbidity, mortality, health care l/eurostat/home/

SANCO European Department for Health and Consumer Affairs Health Information Committee (HIC) European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) One European Structural Indicator: Healthy Life Years Sustainable indicators

European Department for Employment Social Protection Committee Indicators on –employment, –pensions, –health and long term care

NOMESCO Nordic Medico Statistical Committee Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden together with Grönland, Färöarna and Åland Data on Organization of health services, Population and fertility, Morbidity, medical treatment, accidents and medicine, Mortality, Reosurces in health care Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) -- Statistical cooperation in some fields

Useful links l/eurostat/home/