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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818425703321

Titolo

World health statistics 2008 [[electronic resource] /] / World Health Organization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, 2008

ISBN

1-281-74409-3

9786611744090

92-4-068274-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Disciplina

304.6;614.4

Soggetti

Medical statistics

Vital statistics

Communicable diseases

Medical personnel

Hospitals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ten highlights in health statistics -- pt. 2. Global health indicators.

Sommario/riassunto

This annual edition presents the most recent statistics since 1990 of over 80 health indicators for WHO's 193 Member States. This fourth edition includes an expanded set of over 76 key indicators and a section with 10 highlights in global health statistics in the past year. This book has been collated from publications and databases of WHO's technical programmes and regional offices. The core set of indicators was selected on the basis of relevance for global health, availability and quality of data, and accuracy and comparability of estimates. The statistics for the indicators are based on an