OECD: the body level diseases of generalisation is almost stopped longevity – in Finland are concerned about the excess weight and chronic diseases

for Economic cooperation and development OECD has released a broad overview of the (you move to another service)38 member - and partner-country health status.

the Report's main content is that the level of health care evolves all the time, but at the same time living level of the diseases of the spread of has stopped the citizens ' expected longevity.

Finland there are many indicator in the OECD countries for health statistics at the forefront, but the major problem has risen in overweight people, a high proportion.

This year gave birth by OECD country citizens ' life expectancy is nearly 81 years. In some countries, is observed in life expectancy have turned up for the decline.

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a turn of events has caused chronic diseases increase, which again is the result of a lifestyle change. In the OECD countries Finland and germany in the lives of most people, with at least two chronic disease.

more Than half of the OECD countries adult population is overweight or obese, i.e. their bmi exceeds 25.

in Finland, overweight is even two-thirds of the adult population. The OECD comparison is also listed on fruit and vegetable consumption, that Finland's per capita in the OECD countries the weakest.

instead, to exercise the finns 70%, which is the OECD-comparison to a good level. All the other Nordic residents are though in Finland the above physical activity in the general gloom.

the OECD countries alcohol consumed an average of 8.9 litres adult per person per year. The amount is almost equivalent to the hundred bottles of wine.

Surprisingly, the Finnish statistics on alcohol consumption is not above even the OECD average.

the Overweight, bad eating habits and alcohol are the biggest causes of diabetes more common, which again is a major factor in life expectancy increases slow down. In some countries, like the united states, Canada, Sweden and Estonia, this has also led to opioid drug penetration.

- Knowledge about your own health

according to studies of OECD countries residents of about one in nine will experience their own health to be poor. This was different between countries, large differences, as in south korea thus felt as much as 17 percent, while new zealand only 2.3%.

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Finland was the average value measured by the OECD's leading countries. It is noted, however, that respondents had a very big difference depending on whether the person is doing well or badly earned. A small income just over half felt healthy, when the wealthy of this experience, more than 80%.

in finland, the low income is also observed to delay treatment plans, although the average treatment time, for example, the hip surgery is in Finland, moderately short.

increased Costs

health care costs are currently less than a tenth of the countries gross domestic product. The OECD estimates the proportion of growth to be relatively fast, at least for the next ten years. This brings challenges to states ' economic duration of the ability.

the Cost is a huge country-specific differences. In the OECD countries the least amount of money is used in Mexico, only 1 in 150 U.s. dollars per capita per year.

in the united states costs are almost ten times higher, but still about one-tenth of the population do not have any health service district.

Finland terveydenhoitomento are very close to the OECD average, or about $ 4,000 per resident.

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