The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.
World Health Organization
WHO country-specific health information and data and statistics provide major health statistics, country profiles, country cooperation strategies, country briefs, international travel and health information, information about outbreaks and crises, mortality and burden of disease data, health service coverage, and data on regional risk factors and health systems.
Databases
- WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) -- National statistics for 70 core indicators on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, service coverage, and health systems.
- WHO Global InfoBase Online -- Data on chronic diseases and their risk factors for all WHO Member States.
- Global Health Atlas -- Standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional and global levels.
- Regional Statistics -- Information collected by WHO Regional Offices.
Regional Office Statistics
European Observatory
- European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies -- Supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.
- Health Care Systems in Transition -- Health system profiles published by the European Observatory.
