Favorable and unfavorable health conditions within OECD countries: An exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study compared the physical, mental, and social health levels among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Methods

We sampled from 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries and divided physical, mental, and social health into three domains based on World Health Organization health definitions.

Results

A multivariate hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted to group countries that were similar in terms of health. Regarding physical health, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and ten more countries reported favorable health conditions. For mental health, Australia, Canada and eight more countries revealed favorable conditions. Finally, in terms of social health, Austria, Finland, Iceland

SUBMITTER: Park MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826091 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature