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ECHI - list of indicators

The ECHI (European Community Health Indicators) project was carried out under the Health Monitoring Programme and the Community Public Health Programme 2003-2008. The result is a list of 88 'indicators' for the public health field arranged according to a conceptual view on health and health determinants. Under the second Health programme (2008 – 2013), the ECHIM joint action aims to consolidate and expand the ECHI Indicator system towards a sustainable health monitoring system in Europe.

Within the list of 88 health indicators, some are already implemented (I). To access data and metadata, click on the indicator to go to the Heidi data tool. This tool allows presenting the selected indicator with different layouts: line chart, bar chart, map or table. Indicators under development (D) still need further refinement before being accessible in the Heidi data tool.

Indicators are at the crossroads of policy questions and data sets. They reflect a policy interest as well as a selected set of possibilities in terms of what can be calculated. For these reasons, DG SANCO provides also other European health indicators that are not part of the ECHI system but are still useful to health stakeholders. These indicators are identified with DG Health and Consumers logo and are also directly accessible through the Heidi data tool.

Below is the full list of indicators, including both ECHI and European health indicators (most of which are derived from the ECHI set). These data are readily available and are reasonably comparable (mostly based on assessment by Eurostat). For all indicators where this is considered useful or appropriate, stratification by gender and age is applied. When available, breakdowns by socio-economic or regional level are provided.


 

Demography and socio-economic situation

Health status

      Life expectancy by educational attainment (I)
11. Infant mortality (I)
12. Perinatal mortality (D)
euhiEuropean health indicator on perinatal mortality rate

13. Disease-specific mortality (I)
14. Drug-related deaths (I)
15. Smoking-related deaths (D)
16. Alcohol-related deaths (D)
17. Excess mortality by heat waves (D)
18. Selected communicable diseases (I)
euhiEuropean health indicator on communicable diseases

19. HIV/AIDS (D)
euhiEuropean health indicator on HIV/AIDS

20. Cancer incidence (D)
21(a). Diabetes: self-reported prevalence (I)
21(b). Diabetes: register-based prevalence (D)
22. Dementia (D)
euhiEuropean health indicator on dementia

23(a). Depression: self-reported prevalence (I)
23(b). Depression: register-based prevalence (D)
24. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (D)
25. Stroke (D)
26(a). Asthma: self-reported prevalence (I)
26(b). Asthma: register-based prevalence (D)
27(a). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): self-reported prevalence (I)
27(b). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): register-based prevalence (D)
28. Low birth weight (I)
29(a). Injuries: home, leisure, school: self-reported incidence (D)
29(b). Injuries: home, leisure, school: register-based incidence (D)
30(a). Injuries: road traffic: self-reported incidence (D)
30(b). Injuries: road traffic: register-based incidence (D)
euhiEuropean health indicator on road accidents

31. Injuries: workplace (I)
32. Suicide attempt (D)
33. Self-perceived health (I)
34. Self-reported chronic morbidity (I)
35. Long-term activity limitations (I)
36. Physical and sensory functional limitations (D)
37. General musculoskeletal pain (D)
38. Psychological distress (D)
39. Psychological well-being (D)
40. Health expectancy: Healthy Life Years (HLY) (I)
41. Health expectancy, others (I)

 

Determinants of health


42. Body mass index (I)
43. Blood pressure (I)
44. Regular smokers (I)
45. Pregnant women smoking (D)
46. Total alcohol consumption (I)
47. Hazardous alcohol consumption (D)
48. Use of illicit drugs (I)
49. Consumption of fruit (I)
50. Consumption of vegetables (I)
51. Breastfeeding (D)
52. Physical activity (I)
53. Work-related health risks (D)
54. Social support (D)
55. PM10 (particulate matter) exposure (I)

 

Health interventions: health services


56. Vaccination coverage in children (I)
57. Influenza vaccination rate in elderly (I)
58. Breast cancer screening (I)
59. Cervical cancer screening (I)
60. Colon cancer screening (I)
61. Timing of first antenatal visits among pregnant women (D)
62. Hospital beds (I)
63. Physicians employed (I)
64. Nurses employed (I)
euhiEuropean health indicator on other health professionals

65. Mobility of professionals (D)
66. Medical technologies: MRI units and CT scans (I)
67. Hospital in-patient discharges, limited diagnosis (I)
68. Hospital day cases, limited diagnosis (D)
69. Hospital day cases/in-patient discharge ratio, limited diagnoses (D)
70. Average length of stay (ALOS), limited diagnoses (I)
71(a). General practitioner (GP) utilisation; self-reported visits (D)
71(b). General practitioner (GP) utilisation; registered visits (D)
72(a). Selected outpatient visits: self-reported visits (D)
euhiEuropean health indicator on self-reported visits to a dentist or orthodontist

72(b). Selected outpatient visits: registered visits (D)
73. Selected surgeries (I)
74. Medicine use, selected groups (I)
75. Patient mobility (D)
76. Insurance coverage (I)
77(a). Expenditures on health care as percentage of GDP (I)
77(b). Expenditures on health care in millions of Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) (I)
78. Survival rates cancer (D)
79. 30-day in-hospital case-fatality of AMI and stroke (D)
80. Equity of access to health care services (I)
euhiEuropean health indicator on equity of access to dental care services

81. Waiting times for elective surgeries (D)
82. Surgical wound infections (D)
83. Cancer treatment quality (D)
84. Diabetes control (D)


Health interventions: health promotion


85. Policies on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure (D)
86. Policies on healthy nutrition (D)
87. Policies and practices on healthy lifestyles (D)
88. Integrated programmes in setting, including workplace, schools, hospital (D)

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