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29 June 2020

The Triple Billion targets: A visual summary of methods to deliver impact

Measurable impact is at the heart of WHO’s plans to transform the future of public health.

13 May 2020

Health Data: A critical element to meet the SDGs

Are we leaving behind a better or worse world for future generations?

Progress towards the Triple Billion targets

13 May 2020

World Health Statistics 2020: A visual summary

Our annual check-up on the world's health

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Global Health Observatory

Houses official WHO health statistics and provides easy access to health-related data for all 194 Member States monitoring global, regional and country trends.

Triple Billion dashboard

Tracks the progress of WHO countries, regions and partners towards meeting the Triple Billion targets and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Situation dashboard

Provides the latest data on overall confirmed cases and fatalities as well as cases by country and comparisons by WHO region.

Equity monitoring

Tracks reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health indicators disaggregated by education, economic status, geography and sex.

Coronavirus
(COVID-19) data

The latest data on the COVID-19 global outbreak.

WHO global situation dashboard

Latest situation reports

Confirmed cases

Confirmed deaths

Data reports

WHO releases regular reports on data trends and analysis related to global health.

World Health Statistics

WHO’s annual compilation of key health statistics for its 194 Member States including trends in life expectancy, causes of death and progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.

Universal Health Coverage

Focuses on the importance of research in achieving universal health coverage for one billion more people by 2023.

Emergency Preparedness

A snapshot of where the world stands in its ability to prevent and contain a global health threat.

Data collection and analysis tools

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Survey
Population and health risks

Count
Births, deaths, and causes of death

Optimize
Health services data

Review
Progress and performance

Enable
Data use for policy and action

SCORE

A technical package of five essential interventions with key elements to strengthen country health data and information systems and enable governments to track progress towards the health-related SDGs and national and subnational priorities.

World Health Survey Plus

The World Health Survey Plus (WHS+) is a multi-topic, multi-mode, and multi-platform survey system to address essential data gaps with the flexibility to adapt to countries’ unique data needs and to strengthen surveillance capacity. The WHS+ provides critical data for informed decision making.

WHO Mortality Database

An annual compilation of mortality data by age, sex and cause of death by country reported by Member States from Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems with historical data going back to 1950.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

CRVS includes information on milestone events such as births, deaths, marriages and causes of death and produces this information through relevant certificates and compiled vital statistics.

Health Service Data

Regular, reliable data from health facilities and the resource systems that support them are central to ensuring availability and quality of health services.

Data standards

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

The International Classifications of Diseases, of which ICD-11 is a major update, provides 17 000 diagnostic categories, over 100 000 medical diagnostic index terms and is usable online or offline.

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International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)

The International Classification of Health Interventions provides a common tool for reporting and analyzing health interventions for statistical, quality and reimbursement purposes.

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) assesses the overall functioning of an individual and aggregates data captured at the population level.

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