Management of resources and support systems:
Information systems
World Health Statistics
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World Health Statistics 2008
WHO's World Health Statistics 2008 presents the most recent health statistics for WHO’s 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes 10 highlights in health statistics, as well as an expanded set of over 70 key health indicators. It includes, for the first time, trend data where the statistics are available and of acceptable quality.
Click the individual chapters
:: Ten highlights in health statistics (pdf 4MB)
:: Mortality and burden of disease (pdf 386kb)
:: Health Service Coverage (pdf 259kb)
:: Risk Factors (pdf 216kb)
:: Health System Resources (pdf 315kb)
:: Inequities in health care and health outcomes (pdf 143kb)
:: Demographic and socioeconomic statistics (pdg 217kb)
:: Footnotes and explanatory notes
(Total document 115 pages, pdf 5MB) -
World Health Statistics 2007
This third edition includes a section highlighting 10 of the most important global health statistics for the past year as well as an expanded set of 50 health statistics.
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World Health Statistics 2006
In addition to national statistics, this publication presents statistics on the distribution of selected health outcomes and interventions within countries, disaggregated by gender, age, urban/rural setting, wealth/assets, and educational level (for countries where this information is avaialble)
(WHO website with links to individual chapters)