Healthcare Economist November 17, 2024
ISPOR Europe kicks off this week in Barcelona, Spain. In honor of ISPOR, I will summarize some key attributes of the Spanish health care system based on a 2024 report from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud.
Country overview
- Population: 48.4 million (as of 2023),
- Life expectancy: 83.2 years (as of 2022), highest in the EU
- Fertility rate: 1.2 (as of 2022), below replacement levels
- GDP/Capita (current USD): 29,675
- GDP/Capita (purchasing power parity, USD): 46,332
- Obesity rate: 16%
- Tobacco use: 19.8% of individuals >15 were daily smokers
- Alcohol use: 6% of adults regularly engage in heavy drinking (below EU average of 18.5%)
Healthcare spending
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