Source of country indicators in the atlas
The following socioeconomic indicators were selected for each country to complement the country profile information. Indicators and their sources are included below:
1. Population (data from 2008). For more information, see the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs:
2. Gross national income (GNI) per capita (international $). PPP int. $ = Purchasing Power Parity at international dollar rate (2008). World Development Indicators Database, 2009. Washington, DC, World Bank, 2009:
3. World Bank income category. Divided among income groups according to 2008 gross national income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. The groups are: low income, US$ 975 or less; lower-middle income, US$ 976–3855; upper-middle income, US$ 3856–11 905; and high income, US$ 11 906 or more:
4. Country grouping by OECD and non-OECD membership. For more information, see the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development:
5. Life expectancy at birth in years (2007). WHO Global Atlas of the Health Workforce. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009:
6. Total health expenditure (% GDP). Total expenditure on health as percentage of gross domestic product (2010). WHO National Health Accounts (NHA) Country health expenditure database. Geneva, World Health Organization:
7. Per capita total health expenditure (PPP international $). PPP int. $ = Purchasing Power Parity at international dollar rate (2010). WHO National Health Accounts (NHA) Country health expenditure database. Geneva, World Health Organization:
8. Hospital bed density per 10 000 population (2008). WHO World Health Statistics. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009:
9. Physician density per 10 000 population (2007). WHO World Health Statistics. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009:
10. Nurse density per 10 000 population (2007): WHO World Health Statistics. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2009:
11. ICT Development Index 2008. International Telecommunication Union ICT Statistics:
12. ICT Development Index rank 2008. International Telecommunication Union ICT Statistics:
13. Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 population (2009). International Telecommunication Union ICT Statistics:
14. Internet users per 100 population (2009). International Telecommunication Union ICT Statistics:
15. Age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100 000 population. The sum of years of potential life lost due to premature mortality and the years of productive life lost due to disability (2004). Department of Measurement and Health Information, World Health Organization, 2008: