The European Commission collects all the information provided by the Member States to outline the state of health in the EU. This exercise is to make information available to policy makers and all those who help shape health policies.

The EU also benefits from the work of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (Observatory).

State of Health in EU 2020

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• The joint OECD-Commission report Health at a Glance: Europe kicks off each State of Health in the EU cycle with a horizontal, cross-country assessment of national health systems’ performance in the EU.
• Individual Country Health Profiles, adapted to the context and specificities of each EU country, assess the strengths and challenges in their respective health systems.
• A Companion Report, published alongside the Country Health Profiles, showcases some of the biggest trends in the transformation of our health systems.
• At the close of the two-year cycle, health authorities in EU countries can request voluntary exchanges with the experts behind the State of Health in the EU, to discuss findings and potential policy responses.

The State of Health in the EU cycle supports Member States by strengthening the evidence base. In turn, the cycle provides the Commission with data and policy analysis to support EU level cooperation. For instance, it delivers quality material to feed into the analytical phase of the European Semester, informing its Country Reports with sound cross-EU and country-specific insights.

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