Austria
CPT Scott J. StokoeFebruary 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– 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
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
Peer Nations
http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vcountry=10
Topography
http://www.vdiest.nl/images/Europa/Austria/cardate.gif
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
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
Human Development Index rank1
16/175
Population rank2 88/227
Index Economic Freedom rank3 20, score 2.1
Corruption Perception Index rank4
14 /133, score 8.0
WHO health rank5 9
Self perceptions of health status6
34% Very good; 40% good
6 http://www.who.int/country/aut/en/ , 2003
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
Population Pyramid2000
2025
2050
Fertility Rate: 1.41
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=AU&out=s&ymax=250
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
Health Status
Health Status United States AustriaBirth rate 14.1/1000 9.43/1000Death rate 8.4/1000 9.69/1000Infant mortality rate 6.7/1000 4.33/1000Life expectancy at birth (yrs) 77.10 78.10Total fertility born/woman 2.07 1.41HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate 0.61% 0.20%
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html , 2003
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
1 http://www.who.int/country/aut/en/, 2003 2 http://www.nationmaster.com/country/au, 2003
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
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
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
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
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
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
3 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/au.html, 2003
2 http://www.countrywatch.com/cw_country.asp?vcountry=10, 2004
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
Questions
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