Waiting times for elective treatments are a key health-policy concern in several OECD
countries. This study describes common measures of waiting times from administrative data
across OECD countries. It focuses on common elective procedures, such as hip and knee
replacement, and cataract surgery, where waiting times are notoriously long. It provides
comparative data on waiting times across 12 OECD countries and presents trends in waiting
times over the last decade. Waiting times appear to be low in the Netherlands and Denmark …

Waiting times for elective (non-emergency) treatments are a key health policy concern in
several OECD countries. This study describes common measures on waiting times across
OECD countries from administrative data. It focuses on common elective procedures, like hip
and knee replacement, and cataract surgery, where waiting times are notoriously long. It
provides comparative data on waiting times across twelve OECD countries and presents
trends in waiting times in the last decade. Waiting times appear to be low in the Netherlands …