Research Guides: HTH325 Healthcare Delivery Systems: International Statistics

France

Global Health Observatory Data: France
Country data, statistics, and profile.
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Prepares and implements government policy in the areas of social affairs, solidarity and social cohesion, public health and the organization of the health care system. Use Google's translation tool to view in English.

France: Health System Review by Zeynep Or, Coralie Gandré, Anna-Veera Seppänen, Cristina Hernández-Quevedo, Erin Webb, Morgane Michel, Karine Chevreul
Publication Date: 2023
Detailed description of the French health system, and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in France.
France: Country Health Profile 2021 by OECD
Publication Date: 2021
Provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of the health system.

Global Health Observatory Data: Germany
Country data, statistics, and profile.
Federal Ministry of Health
Cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the highest German federal government department responsible for health.

Germany: Health System Review by Anna Maresso (Editor) and Ewout van Ginneken (Series editor)
Publication Date: 2020
Detailed description of the German health system, and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in Germany.
Germany: Country Health Profile 2021 by OECD
Publication Date: 2021
Provides a short synthesis of: the health status in the country; the determinants of health, focussing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the health system; and the effectiveness, accessibility and resilience of the health system.
Health Care in Germany by Statista
Publication Date: 2021
Includes forecasts through the year 2025, management summary and key facts & figures, industry financial numbers, business demographics, innovation & research activities, and the industry's situation in Europe.

Global Health Observatory Data: Japan
Country data, statistics, and profile.
Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Provides regulations on maximum residue limits for agricultural chemicals in foods, basic food and drug regulations, standards for foods, food additives, etc.

Japan: Health System Review by Sakamoto H, Rahman M, Nomura S, Okamoto E, Koike S. et al.
Publication Date: 2018
Detailed description of the Japanese health system, and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in Japan.
OECD Reviews of Public Health: Japan by OECD
Publication Date: 2019
Examines Japan's public health system architecture, and how well policies are responding to population health challenges.
Health Care in Japan by Statista
Provides the most relevant data on expenditure and general infrastructure of health care, medical examinations, vaccination, and health insurance.

Eurostat: Health
Includes data on health status and health determinants, health care, disability, causes of death, and health and safety at work.
Global Health Observatory (GHO) Data
Gateway to health-related statistics from around the world.
World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Health, Nutrition and Population Data and Statistics
Access tables and graphs showing the latest data on health, nutrition and population. From World Bank.

Health at a Glance 2021 by OECD
Publication Date: 2021
Compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across OECD members, candidate and partner countries.
World Health Statistics by the World Health Organization
Publication Date: 2023 with previous editions available back to 2005
Presents the most recent health statistics for the World Health Organization's Member States.