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Table 1 ECHI shortlist, 2012 version

From: Public health indicators for the EU: the joint action for ECHIM (European Community Health Indicators & Monitoring)

ECHI shortlist indicators

Data source

Status indicator

1. Population by sex/age

Eurostat

Implementation section

2. Birth rate, crude

Eurostat

Implementation section

3. Mother’s age distribution

Eurostat

Implementation section

4. Total fertility rate

Eurostat

Implementation section

5. Population projections

Eurostat

Implementation section

6. Population by education

Eurostat (LFS)

Implementation section

7. Population by occupation

Eurostat (LFS)

Implementation section

8. Total unemployment

Eurostat (LFS)

Implementation section

9. Population below poverty line and income inequality

Eurostat (EU-SILC)

Implementation section

10. Life expectancy

Eurostat

Implementation section

11. Infant mortality

Eurostat

Implementation section

12. Perinatal mortality

WHO-HFA

Implementation section

13. Disease-specific mortality

Eurostat (and CISID for AIDS-related mortality)

Implementation section

14. Drug-related deaths

EMCDDA

Implementation section

15. Smoking-related deaths

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

16. Alcohol-related deaths

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

17. Excess mortality by extreme temperatures

n.a.

Development section

18. Selected communicable diseases

ECDC

Implementation section

19. HIV/AIDS

EURO-HIV/CISID

Implementation section

20. Cancer incidence

Globocan

Implementation section

21. (A) Diabetes, self-reported prevalence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

21. (B) Diabetes, register-based prevalence

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

22. Dementia

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

23. (A) Depression, self-reported prevalence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

23. (B) Depression, register-based prevalence

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

24. Acute Myocardial Infarction

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

25. Stroke

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

26. (A) Asthma, self-reported prevalence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

26. (B) Asthma, register-based prevalence

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

27. (A) COPD, self-reported prevalence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

27. (B) COPD, register-based prevalence

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

28. (Low) birth weight

WHO-HFA

Implementation section

29. (A) Injuries: home/leisure, self-reported incidence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

29. (B) Injuries: home/leisure, register-based incidence

IDB

Implementation section

30. (A) Injuries: road traffic, self-reported incidence

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

30. (B) Injuries: road traffic, register-based incidence

UN ECE

Implementation section

31. Injuries: workplace

Eurostat (ESAW)

Implementation section

32. Suicide attempt

n.a.

Development section

33. Self-perceived health

Eurostat (EU-SILC)

Implementation section

34. Self-reported chronic morbidity

Eurostat (EU-SILC)

Implementation section

35. Long-term activity limitations

Eurostat (EU-SILC)

Implementation section

36. Physical and sensory functional limitations

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

37. General musculoskeletal pain

n.a.

Development section

38. Psychological distress

n.a.

Development section

39. Psychological well-being

n.a.

Development section

40. Health expectancy: Healthy Life Years (HLY)

Eurostat

Implementation section

41. Health expectancy, others

EHEMU/EHLEIS project

Work-in-progress section

42. Body mass index

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

43. Blood pressure

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

44. Regular smokers

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

45. Pregnant women smoking

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

46. Total alcohol consumption

WHO (GISAH)

Implementation section

47. Hazardous alcohol consumption

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

48. Use of illicit drugs

EMCDDA

Implementation section

49. Consumption of fruit

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

50. Consumption of vegetables

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

51. Breastfeeding

WHO-HFA

Work-in-progress section

52. Physical activity

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

53. Work-related health risks

EUROFOUND

Implementation section

54. Social support

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

55. PM10 (particulate matter) exposure

Eurostat

Implementation section

56. Vaccination coverage in children

WHO-HFA

Implementation section

57. Influenza vaccination rate in elderly

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

58. Breast cancer screening

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

59. Cervical cancer screening

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

60. Colon cancer screening

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

61. Timing of first antenatal visits among pregnant women

n.a.

Work-in-progress section

62. Hospital beds

Eurostat

Implementation section

63. Practising physicians

Eurostat

Implementation section

64. Practising nurses

Eurostat

Implementation section

65. Mobility of professionals

n.a.

Development section

66. Medical technologies: MRI units and CT scans

Eurostat

Implementation section

67. Hospital in-patient discharges, limited diagnoses

Eurostat

Implementation section

68. Hospital day-cases, limited diagnoses

Eurostat

Implementation section

69. Hospital day-cases as percentage of total patient population (in-patients & day-cases), selected diagnoses

Eurostat (necessary discharge data available but ratio is not centrally computed yet)

Implementation section

70. Average length of stay (ALOS), limited diagnoses

Eurostat

Implementation section

71. General practitioner (GP) utilisation

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

72. Selected outpatient visits

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

73. Selected Surgeries

Eurostat

Implementation section

74. Medicine use, selected groups

Eurostat (EHIS)

Implementation section

75. Patient mobility

Eurostat is regularly collecting data on patient mobility but is not yet publishing these.

Work-in-progress section

76. Insurance coverage

OECD

Implementation section

77. Expenditures on health

Eurostat

Implementation section

78. Survival rates cancer

EUROCARE

Implementation section

79. 30-day in-hospital case-fatality Acute Myocardial Infarction and stroke

OECD

Implementation section

80. Equity of access to health care services

Eurostat (EU-SILC)

Implementation section

81. Waiting times for elective surgeries

n.a.

Development section

82. Surgical wound infections

n.a.

Development section

83. Cancer treatment delay

n.a.

Development section

84. Diabetes control

n.a.

Development section

85. Policies on ETS exposure (Environmental Tobacco Smoke)

WHO-Euro tobacco control (computation of indicator not done centrally yet)

Implementation section

86. Policies on healthy nutrition

n.a.

Development section

87. Policies and practices on healthy lifestyles

n.a.

Development section

88. Integrated programmes in settings, including workplace, schools, hospital

n.a.

Development section