Data sources

Global Health Observatory (WHO)

The WHO statistics portal: morbidity and mortality by cause, coverage of health services, health system resources, risk factors. The data come from national registration systems, household surveys and the estimates of WHO expert groups, which extend incomplete national series into comparable estimates for all countries.

55 indicators Updates: annually License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Dataset: Global Health Observatory

Mortality 13

Life expectancy, causes of death, child mortality

1960–2024 Infant mortality rate

The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.

per 1,000 live births 196 countries WHO
1960–2024 Under-five mortality rate

The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.

per 1,000 live births 196 countries WHO
1985–2023 Maternal mortality ratio

The number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.

per 100,000 live births 194 countries WHO
2000–2021 Suicide mortality rate

An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.

per 100,000 people 185 countries WHO
2000–2021 Share of deaths from noncommunicable diseases

What part of all deaths in a country is accounted for by cancer, heart disease, diabetes and the other noncommunicable diseases.

% of total deaths 185 countries WHO
2000–2021 Share of deaths from infections

What part of all deaths is accounted for by infections, and also by conditions of pregnancy and childbirth and by undernutrition.

% of total deaths 185 countries WHO
2000–2021 Share of deaths from injuries

What part of all deaths is accounted for by external causes: road accidents, falls, poisonings, homicides and suicides.

% of total deaths 185 countries WHO
2000–2019 Road traffic death rate

How many people are killed in road accidents per 100,000 residents per year.

per 100,000 people 183 countries WHO
2021–2021 Road traffic deaths

How many people are killed in road accidents in a year — in absolute numbers.

people 195 countries WHO
2019–2019 Air pollution death rate

How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.

per 100,000 people 183 countries WHO
2019–2019 Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation

How many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.

per 100,000 people 183 countries WHO
2000–2021 Poisoning death rate

How many people per 100,000 of population die of accidental poisoning in a year.

per 100,000 people 185 countries WHO
2000–2021 Healthy life expectancy

How many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.

years 185 countries WHO

Healthcare 16

Spending, physicians, beds, service coverage

2000–2024 Health expenditure (% of GDP)

All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.

% of GDP 192 countries WHO
2000–2024 Health expenditure per capita

How much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.

US$ per capita 191 countries WHO
1960–2023 Physicians per 1,000 people

The number of physicians per 1,000 people.

per 1,000 people 125 countries WHO
1960–2023 Hospital beds per 1,000 people

The number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.

per 1,000 people 111 countries WHO
1980–2024 DPT immunization coverage

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.

% of children aged 12–23 months 192 countries WHO
2000–2024 Government health expenditure (% of GDP)

How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.

% of GDP 192 countries WHO
2000–2024 Health share of government spending

What part of all government spending a country directs to health.

% of government expenditure 192 countries WHO
2000–2024 Government health expenditure per capita

How many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.

US$ per capita 191 countries WHO
2000–2024 Out-of-pocket health expenditure

What share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.

% of health expenditure 192 countries WHO
1971–2024 Physicians, total

How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.

people 117 countries WHO
1971–2024 Nurses and midwives, total

How many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.

people 124 countries WHO
1990–2023 Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.

per 1,000 people 126 countries WHO
1990–2024 Dentists per 10,000 people

Provision of dentists — the only category of doctors WHO counts separately.

per 10,000 people 129 countries WHO
1971–2024 Number of pharmacists

How many pharmacists work in a country — the availability of medicines depends on them.

people 101 countries WHO
2000–2023 Universal health coverage index

A composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.

index, 0–100 195 countries WHO
1980–2024 Measles immunization

What part of children aged 12–23 months are vaccinated against measles. Herd immunity requires 95%.

% of children aged 12–23 months 192 countries WHO

Nutrition 15

Undernourishment, weight, water and sanitation

2000–2024 Tobacco use prevalence

The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.

% of adults 166 countries WHO
2000–2024 Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

% of population 202 countries WHO
2000–2024 Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

% of population 193 countries WHO
1983–2024 Underweight children

The share of children under 5 whose weight is insufficient for their age.

% of children under 5 44 countries WHO
1980–2024 Obesity in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

% of adults 199 countries WHO
1980–2024 Overweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 25 and above — including those who are obese.

% of adults 199 countries WHO
1980–2024 Underweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.

% of adults 199 countries WHO
2000–2020 Alcohol consumption

How many liters of pure alcohol a year there are per person aged 15 and over.

liters of pure alcohol 185 countries WHO
1983–2024 Stunting in children

The share of children under five whose height is markedly below the norm for their age.

% of children under 5 46 countries WHO
1983–2024 Wasting in children

The share of children under five whose weight is markedly below the norm for their height.

% of children under 5 46 countries WHO
1983–2024 Severe wasting in children

The share of children under five with the gravest degree of wasting — a condition that threatens life.

% of children under 5 45 countries WHO
1983–2024 Overweight in children

The share of children under five whose weight is above the norm for their height.

% of children under 5 46 countries WHO
2000–2024 Safely managed drinking water

The share of people who have water at home, available round the clock and free of contamination.

% of population 148 countries WHO
2000–2024 Safely managed sanitation

The share of people who have a toilet of their own and whose wastewater is safely disposed of.

% of population 141 countries WHO
2000–2024 Handwashing facilities

The share of people who have a place at home for washing hands with water and soap.

% of population 91 countries WHO

Diseases 10

HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, noncommunicable diseases

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