World Health Statistics 2007

"World Health Statistics 2007", the third edition of this annual publication, presents the most recent health data for the 193 World Health Organization (WHO) member states, based on an expanded set of 50 health statistics. A new section of 10 statistical highlights in global public health for the past year is also provided in this edition.The data has been selected on the basis of relevance for global health, availability and quality of data, and accuracy and comparability of estimates, and has been collated from WHO publications and databases of technical programmes and regional offices.This publication contains statistics on the distribution of selected health outcomes and interventions within countries, disaggregated by gender, age, urban/rural setting, wealth/assets, and educational level. These statistics are primarily derived from the analysis of household surveys and available for a limited number of countries.