they can be complemented by some relevant subsector and disease level performance information oecd b this section puts finnish health outcomes into international perspective before relating them to inputs such as health care spending or the number of health practitioners to derive efficiency indicators the difference in life expectancy between genders is one of the highest in the eu and within the oecd it is higher only in eastern european countries while life expectancy for women is among the top in the oecd it is below the eu average and all other nordic countries for men