Health at a Glance 2019 by OECD

Author:OECD
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: socialissues
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2019-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Definition and comparability

Diabetes avoidable admission is based on the sum of three indicators: admissions for short-term and long-term complications and for uncontrolled diabetes without complications. The indicator is defined as the number of hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of diabetes among people aged 15 years and over per 100 000 population.

The denominator of people with diabetes who have recommended antihypertensive medication prescriptions is based on people with diabetes (i.e. who are long-term users of glucose-regulating medication) who also have one or more prescriptions per year from a range of medications often used in the management of hypertension. The numberator is the number of these people who have one or more prescriptions of an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).

Major lower extremity amputation in adults with diabetes is defined as the number of discharges of people aged 15 years and over per 100 000 population. Rates for these indicators have been directly age-standardised to the 2010 OECD population.

Differences in data definition, coding practices and indicator calculation methods between countries may affect comparability of data. Differences in data coverage of the national hospital sector across countries may also influence indicator rates.

In all instances, national data are reported. Variations in the coverage and national representativeness of the indicators for countries are documented in the sources and methods information in OECD.Stat.

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