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World Health Statistics 2009

Document number
2230
Date
2009
Title
World Health Statistics 2009
Author/publisher
World Health Organization (WHO)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Table 1: Mortality and burden of disease Table 2: Cause-specific mortality and morbidity Table 3: Selected infectious diseases Table 4: Health service coverage Table 5: Risk factors Table 6: Health workforce, infrastructure, essential medicines Table 7: Health expenditure Table 8: Health inequities Table 9: Demographic and socioeconomic statistics
Summary
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 (MDGs) and targets. This edition also contains a new section on reported cases of selected infectious diseases. The contents of this book have been collated from publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO's technical programmes and regional offices. Indicators have been included on the basis of their relevance to global health, the availability and quality of the data and the reliability and comparability of estimates.
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