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Page 1: Austria

Austria

CPT Scott J. StokoeFebruary 2004

Page 2: Austria

Agenda

• Background• Austria• Federal

government• Peer Nations• Topography• Natural Resources

• Demographics

• Population Pyramid

• Economy• Health• Military• Military Planner

Implications

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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

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Austria

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

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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

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Peer Nations

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

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Topography

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

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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

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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

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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

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Population Pyramid2000

2025

2050

Fertility Rate: 1.41

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbpyrs.pl?cty=AU&out=s&ymax=250

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Questions