Research report
1 Mar 2004
ISBN:
1902089944
Area of work:
Evaluation

The question of how much health care contributes to the health of populations has been debated for several decades. Research carried out in the 1980s suggests that health care does have an impact on premature mortality at the population level and the concept of avoidable or amenable mortality attracted much interest. This study brings the subject up to date and asks important questions.

Summary

This study reviews the extensive literature on avoidable mortality, bringing definitions up to date and then applying them to patterns of mortality in a range of industrialised countries. It confirms that health care does make an appreciable difference to population health, while showing that the impact varies among countries.

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