WHO World Health Statistics



The World Health Statistics series is WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of noncommunicable diseases, universal health coverage and civil registration coverage.

The series is produced by the WHO Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems of the Innovation, Information, Evidence and Research Cluster. As in previous years, World Health Statistics 2012 has been compiled using publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO technical programmes and regional offices. A number of demographic and socioeconomic statistics have also been derived from databases maintained by a range of other organizations. These include the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

Indicators have been included on the basis of their relevance to global public health; the availability and quality of the data; and the reliability and comparability of the resulting estimates. Taken together, these indicators provide a comprehensive summary of the current status of national health and health systems in the following ten areas:
· life expectancy and mortality
· cause-specific mortality and morbidity
· selected infectious diseases
· health service coverage
· risk factors
· health workforce, infrastructure and essential medicines
· health expenditure
· health inequities
· demographic and socioeconomic statistics
· health information systems and data availability.
 
WHO 2012 World Health Statistics; a snapshot of global health.
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http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/2012/en.