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Austria

Austria. CPT Scott J. Stokoe February 2004. Agenda. Background Austria Federal government Peer Nations Topography Natural Resources Demographics. Population Pyramid Economy Health Military Military Planner Implications. Background. 1918 Republic of Austria created 1938

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Austria

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  1. Austria CPT Scott J. Stokoe February 2004

  2. Agenda • Background • Austria • Federal government • Peer Nations • Topography • Natural Resources • Demographics • Population Pyramid • Economy • Health • Military • Military Planner Implications

  3. Background • 1918 • Republic of Austria created • 1938 • Fell under German control • 1945 • Liberated by the Allies • 1955 • Officially became free and independent http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html

  4. Austria http://www.vdiest.nl/Europa/austria.htm

  5. Federal Government • Federal Republic • 9 states • President • Thomas Klestil • Political parties • Austrian People’s party, Social Democratic Party, Freedom Movement, Green Party • Elections every 6 years • (2004) http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html

  6. Peer Nations http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vcountry=10

  7. Topography http://www.vdiest.nl/images/Europa/Austria/cardate.gif

  8. Natural Resources / Land • Primary • Iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead coal, lignite, copper, hydropower • Arable land: 17% • Agriculture: 80% domestic food requirements • Natural hazards: Landslides, avalanches, earthquakes http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html

  9. Overview 1 http://www.undp.org/hdr2003/indicator/cty_f_AUT.html, 2003 2 http://www.nationmaster.com/country/au, 2003 3 http://cf.heritage.org/index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Austria, 2004 4 http://www.armeniaforeignministry.com/htms/id/cpi2003.pressrelease.en.pdf, 2003 5 http://www.photius.com/rankings/index.html, 2003 6 http://www.who.int/country/aut/en/, 2003

  10. Demographics for 2003 • Population: 8,032,926 • German, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovakian, Roma • Religion • Roman Catholic: 78% • Muslim/Other: 17% • Protestant: 5% • Immigration rate: 2/1000 • Kosovo, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Macedonia, Yugoslavia http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html

  11. Population Pyramid 2000 2050 2025 Fertility Rate: 1.41 http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=AU&out=s&ymax=250

  12. Economy • GDP: $228.7 billion • GDP real growth rate: 1.10% • Real GDP/capita: $27,900 • Inflation: 1.8% • Unemployment: 4.8% • Debt: $12.1 billion • $1,481 per capita http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html, 2003

  13. Health Status http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html, 2003

  14. Health Status • Health status restricts daily activities for 5%1 • Measles vaccination in 20011: 90% • TB rate in 2000: 15/100,000 • Morbidity / Mortality • Cancer and Cardiac1: 76.1% of all deaths in 2001 • Cancer1: 139.2 / 100,000 • Circulatory disease2: 255.7 / 100,000 1http://www.who.int/country/aut/en/, 2003 2 http://www.nationmaster.com/country/au, 2003

  15. Health System • National health care program • Insurance sources • State social funds (gross income) • Employer • Special programs (farmers, craftsmen) • Private • Population insured: 99% http://www.who.int/country/aut/en/, 2001

  16. Health System • 310 hospitals • Bed/patient ratio: 8.8/100 • 2001: 35,812 practicing doctors • 31% GPs, 42% specialists, 10% dentists, 15% trainees • Doctor/bed ratio: 1/4 beds • Nurse/bed ratio: 1/1 beds http://www.statistik.at/englisch/results/population/health_txt1.shtml, 2004

  17. Health System Costs for 2002 • % of GDP health expenditures: 7.7% • Health expenditures: $21 billion • Up 5.5% from year prior • Primary spending: Public health • Outpatient services, medical equipment, preventive health, R&D http://www.statistik.at/englisch/results/population/health_txt1.shtml

  18. Technology to Promote HC • According to Harris Poll for GPs* • 82% use computer in their practice • 64% use internet or connect to GP network • 55% use electronic medical records • 18% had their own website • 2% use PDA in the practice of medicine * Interview survey, sampling 3,504 GPs the fifteen countries of the European Union http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/healthnews/HI_HealthCareNews2002Vol2_Iss16.pdf, 2002

  19. Health Care Reform • Areas of focus: hospital structures, financing, IDS, nursing, social services, health promotion/prevention • Long term care policy • Reorganize long term health program • Pharmaceutical Policy • Reduce average cost of drugs • Reduce hospital beds • Recoup 3 billion euros http://www.healthpolicymonitor.org, 2003

  20. Military • Strength1: 38,000 men • Armored fighting vehicles: 800 • Combat Aircraft: 120 • Member Partnership for Peace2 • Spending per GDP3: 0.8% or $1.5 billion 1 http://www.strategypage.com/fyeo/howtomakewar/databases/armies/e, 2003 2http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vcountry=10, 2004 3 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html, 2003

  21. Military Planner Implications • Aging population (16% over 65 yrs) • Economic/Health position will attract immigration • Population expected to decline • Location in Europe • Security/Terrorist threat: Low

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