This guide explains what statistical indicators are, how they are developed and are to be interpreted to demystify the scientific or pseudo-scientific aura that surrounds them, and shows how they can be usefully applied for practical purposes.

A guide for constructing and using composite indicators for policy makers, academics, the media and other interested parties. In particular, this handbook is concerned with indicators which compare and rank country performance.

Health at a Glance provides a comprehensive set of indicators on population health and health system performance across OECD members and key emerging economies. This edition has a special focus on the health impact of COVID-19 in OECD countries, including deaths and illness caused by the virus, adverse effects on access and quality of care, and the growing burden of mental ill-health.

Sixty indicators giving the first overview of the pressure of human activities on the environment in the EU. Ten policy fields are covered: air pollution, climate change, loss of bio-diversity, marine environment and coastal zones, ozone layer depletion, resource depletion, dispersion of toxic substances, urban environmental problems, waste, and water pollution.

This publication provides a detailed description of the sources and methods used by OECD countries to compile labour and wage indicators published in the monthly Main Economic Indicators publication.