The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has built a tool that can be used to compare Australian data on health and healthcare with comparable international data.
International health data comparisons 2018, gives a new way of comparing Australia�s performance on variety of health-related measures using the data from 36 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
The tool delivers users with interactive data visualisations to create a comparison of key health indicators including life expectancy, health risk influences and causes of death. It also gives an understanding of how Australia�s healthcare system lines up, including data on our pharmaceutical market, health insurance coverage, and elective surgery waiting times.
The data shows that Australia performs well across most of the indicators.