Summary of health-outcome measures, health service expenditures and social services expenditures for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Countries, 1995–2005
| All Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, mean (SD) | |
| Health outcomes | |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 77.6 (2.4) |
| Infant mortality (deaths per 1000 live births) | 5.8 (3.4) |
| Low birth weight (percentage live births) | 6.2 (1.4) |
| Maternal mortality (deaths per 1000 000 live births) | 8.8 (13.3) |
| Potential life years lost per 100 000 population (0–69 years) | 4273 (1.206) |
| Expenditures | |
| Health service expenditures (as a percentage of GDP) | 8.5 (2.1) |
| Social service expenditures (as a percentage of GDP) | 16.9 (5.3) |
| Ratio of social- to health expenditures (as a percentage of GDP) | 2.00 (0.60) |
GDP, gross domestic product.