World Health Statistics 2009
Series: Nonserial Publication Ser
Publisher: World Health Organization; Stylus Publishing, LLC [distributor]
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Geneva; Herndon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9789241563819
Subjects: World Health; Vital Statistics; Health Status Indicators; Medical Statistics; Communicable Diseases; Medical Personnel
Description: World Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from its 193 member states, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related millennium development goals and targets. This edition also contains a new section on reported cases of selected infectious diseases. It provides a comprehensive summary of the current status of national health and health systems including; mortality and burden of disease, causes of death, reported infectious diseases, health service coverage, risk factors, health systems resources, health expenditures, inequities and demographic and socioeconomic statistics. The section on inequities presents statistics on the distribution of selected health outcomes and interventions within countries, disaggregated by sex, age, urban and rural settings, wealth, and educational level. WHO presents World Health Statistics 2009 as an integral part of its ongoing effort to inform better measures of population health and national health systems.