Country groupings

 

Countries, territories and areas

The Global Observatory for Health R&D uses the official WHO list of names for its Member States, following the United Nations Terminology Database.

United Nations Terminology Database (UNTERM)

Regions and country groupings (by region or by income)

The Observatory uses the following classifications to group countries in its analysis:

WHO regions

WHO Member States are grouped into six regions. The WHO regional grouping of countries is used: WHO regional offices.

Country income groups

The World Bank classification of countries by income group is used: World Bank classification of countries by income group.