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HBI Infographic of the week

What’s behind Europe’s variation in excess death rates in 2022?

In this week's infographics we look at monthly excess death rates across EU countries (plus Switzerland) throughout 2022. Surprisingly, the huge variation in excess death rates between countries is not explained by variations in the number of physicians or nurses per capita, nor in variations in health expenditure per capita, nor in variations in the proportion of private expenditure between countries.

Female majority lead in dentistry

Data from the NHS shows the number of male dentists has been declining whilst female dentists have been on the rise.

Germany’s generous long-term care expenditure outpaced by demand

Two recent datasets, one from German national statistics office Destatis, and the other from Eurostat, the EU statistics provider, shows Germany outpacing the EU on long-term care provision.

How optimistic are US insurers and operators about 2023?

Accounting and Consultancy firm Deloitte US' industry outlook survey of health care operators and investors reveals what 71 c-suite executives of  health systems and insurance with $500m+ revenue think 2023 will hold.

Out of pocket expenditure compared across Europe

Here we look at household out-of-pocket payments - direct payments for healthcare from a household's primary income or savings, where the user pays at the time of purchase. The figures on this chart are displayed as a percentage share of the total current health expenditure for the countries listed.

Middle Eastern hospital stocks outperformed European counterparts in 2022

In this week's infographic we compare the stocks of the five largest (in terms of revenue) listed hospital groups in the Middle East with the five largest listed hospital groups operating in Europe.

How do private providers view UK opportunities?

How confident are UK providers about different payor models? The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has released its third annual industry barometer, showing how independent providers view opportunities in the UK.

HBI’s most searched sectors and terms of the year

As 2022 draws to a close, we have compiled a word cloud collated from the 500 most searched-for terms on our website since the start of the year. This is what you, our readers, were most interested in.

Healthcare spending is expected to be resilient

Using data from Jefferies US and European Research, this week's infographic asks to what extent consumers across five major economies (USA, Italy, Germany, UK, France and Italy) see healthcare spend as a significant area for spending cuts.

The current state of interest and inflation rates

The current macroeconomic environment is slowing down health care services M&A, as inflation eats into margins and debt financing dries up. In this week's infographic we look at the state of interest rates and inflation rates in major economies across the world.

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