Measuring Progress Towards UHC 2022: Asia/Pacific
2022
This report, published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO), presents a set of key indicators on health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilization, health expenditure and financing, and quality of care—to measure country progress towards achieving universal health coverage across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. The 2022 report highlights the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and health systems. Life expectancy in lower-middle- and low-income countries decreased by 1 year during the pandemic. Although the share of public spending increased, on average, in all Asia-Pacific countries from 2010 to 2019, the increase was much smaller in low-income countries compared to high-income countries; almost half of all health spending in lower-middle and low-income countries came from out-of-pocket expenditures.
Additionally, the publication provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries and territories. Each of the five chapters covering health indicators consists of brief descriptive analyses presenting major findings and charts comparing indicators across countries. The report is accompanied by annexes providing additional information on the demographic context in which health systems operate.
Measuring Progress Towards UHC 2022: Asia/Pacific
Source:
Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022 – Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, World Health Organization 2022. https://doi.org/10.1787/c7467f62-en.