22 de maig 2013

World Health Statistics 2013


World Health Statistics 2013 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets.

This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of reducing the gaps between the world’s most-advantaged and least-advantaged countries, and on current trends in official development assistance (ODA) for health.
  • Every day 800 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth 
  • 80% of death from malaria occur just in 14 countries  
  • Children in low-income countries are 16 times more likely to die before reaching the age of five than children in high-income countries
Direct acces to the page:  WHO STATISTICS 2013  Available in English, French and Spanish. 
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