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World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring health for the SDGs

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the report “World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring health for the SDGs”. The report, covering 194 member countries, provides health data, including health coverage and access to services and expenditures.

date:  09/07/2018

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the report “World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring health for the SDGs”. The report, covering 194 member countries, provides health data, including health coverage and access to services and expenditures. The first part describes the data used and provides an overview of their compilation, processing and analysis. The second part summarises the current status of selected health-related SDG indicators at global and regional levels, based on data available as of early 2018. The third part illustrates the three strategic priorities of achieving universal health coverage (UHC), addressing health emergencies and promoting healthier populations through several case studies. Results demonstrate that less than half of the people in the world today get all of the health services they need, while close to 13 million people die every year before the age of 70 from cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes and cancer – mostly in low and middle-income countries.