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World Health Statistics Report 2008

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General Info
Provider 
World Health Organization (WHO)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/1990 - 12/2006
Series or system 
World Health Statistics
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

The World Health Organization's annual World Health Statistics reports present health statistics for WHO Member States, focusing on a basic set of health indicators selected on the basis of availability and relevance for global health. The core indicators provided by the 2008 World Health Statistics Report include: mortality outcomes, morbidity outcomes, risk factors, coverage of selected health interventions, health systems, inequalities in health, and demographic and socioeconomic statistics.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Alcohol use, Antenatal care, Antimalarials, Antiretroviral therapy, Caesarean section, Causes of death, Child mortality, Condoms, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Dentists, Fertility, Government health expenditures, Health care expenditures, Health care personnel, Health indicators, Immunization, Incidence, Infant mortality, Insecticide-treated bednets, Life expectancy, Literacy, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Nurses, Obesity, Oral rehydration therapy, Pap smears, Personal health expenditures, Physicians, Polio, Population, Poverty, Pregnancy complications, Prevalence, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Skilled birth attendants, Tetanus, Tobacco smoking, Tuberculosis, Vitamin A supplements, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018