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.
Life expectancy, causes of death, child mortality
The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
1960–2024 Under-five mortality rateThe probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.
1985–2023 Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
2000–2021 Suicide mortality rateAn age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.
2000–2021 Share of deaths from noncommunicable diseasesWhat part of all deaths in a country is accounted for by cancer, heart disease, diabetes and the other noncommunicable diseases.
2000–2021 Share of deaths from infectionsWhat part of all deaths is accounted for by infections, and also by conditions of pregnancy and childbirth and by undernutrition.
2000–2021 Share of deaths from injuriesWhat part of all deaths is accounted for by external causes: road accidents, falls, poisonings, homicides and suicides.
2000–2019 Road traffic death rateHow many people are killed in road accidents per 100,000 residents per year.
2021–2021 Road traffic deathsHow many people are killed in road accidents in a year — in absolute numbers.
2019–2019 Air pollution death rateHow many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
2019–2019 Death rate from unsafe water and sanitationHow many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.
2000–2021 Poisoning death rateHow many people per 100,000 of population die of accidental poisoning in a year.
2000–2021 Healthy life expectancyHow many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.
Spending, physicians, beds, service coverage
All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
2000–2024 Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
1960–2023 Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
1960–2023 Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
1980–2024 DPT immunization coverageThe share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
2000–2024 Government health expenditure (% of GDP)How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
2000–2024 Health share of government spendingWhat part of all government spending a country directs to health.
2000–2024 Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
2000–2024 Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
1971–2024 Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
1971–2024 Nurses and midwives, totalHow many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.
1990–2023 Nurses and midwives per 1,000 peopleHow many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
1990–2024 Dentists per 10,000 peopleProvision of dentists — the only category of doctors WHO counts separately.
1971–2024 Number of pharmacistsHow many pharmacists work in a country — the availability of medicines depends on them.
2000–2023 Universal health coverage indexA composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.
1980–2024 Measles immunizationWhat part of children aged 12–23 months are vaccinated against measles. Herd immunity requires 95%.
Undernourishment, weight, water and sanitation
The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.
2000–2024 Access to clean waterThe share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.
2000–2024 Access to basic sanitationThe share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.
1983–2024 Underweight childrenThe share of children under 5 whose weight is insufficient for their age.
1980–2024 Obesity in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.
1980–2024 Overweight in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index of 25 and above — including those who are obese.
1980–2024 Underweight in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.
2000–2020 Alcohol consumptionHow many liters of pure alcohol a year there are per person aged 15 and over.
1983–2024 Stunting in childrenThe share of children under five whose height is markedly below the norm for their age.
1983–2024 Wasting in childrenThe share of children under five whose weight is markedly below the norm for their height.
1983–2024 Severe wasting in childrenThe share of children under five with the gravest degree of wasting — a condition that threatens life.
1983–2024 Overweight in childrenThe share of children under five whose weight is above the norm for their height.
2000–2024 Safely managed drinking waterThe share of people who have water at home, available round the clock and free of contamination.
2000–2024 Safely managed sanitationThe share of people who have a toilet of their own and whose wastewater is safely disposed of.
2000–2024 Handwashing facilitiesThe share of people who have a place at home for washing hands with water and soap.
HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, noncommunicable diseases
The number of new and relapse cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people per year.
1990–2024 HIV prevalenceThe share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.
2000–2024 People living with HIVHow many people in a country live with HIV — the UNAIDS and WHO estimate in absolute numbers.
1990–2024 New HIV infectionsHow many people are infected with HIV in a year — per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49.
2000–2024 HIV-related deathsHow many people died during the year of causes related to HIV.
2000–2024 Tuberculosis casesHow many people fall ill with tuberculosis in a year — the WHO estimate in absolute numbers.
2000–2024 Tuberculosis deathsHow many people died of tuberculosis during the year, excluding those who died with HIV.
2000–2024 Malaria deathsHow many people die of malaria in a year. More than 90% of these deaths occur in Africa.
2000–2021 Malaria death rateHow many deaths from malaria there are per 100,000 people.
2000–2021 Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseasesThe chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.
Area, forests, water, protected areas
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