The online table generator is a multidimensional query tool that offers a collection of 114 indicators for 48 countries and territories of the Americas from 1995 to 2011, organized by the domains:

Browser of Basic Health indicators is an inteactive tool that allow to look at the complete set of indicators using a crosstab, having countries by rows and indicators by columns. The user can select domains and years to display indicator values. 

Browser of basic health Indicators as time series  is an interactive data table that allow to explore a set of indicators in a time series format. It allows users to select indicators, countries and years. All display data can be downloaded using the Export tool. It is useful for those interested in download a set of core health indicators for further analyses.  

For definitions of the indicators please visit the online glossary on basic health indicators.

57 indicators of the basic indicators database are published annually in the format of a brochure in English and Spanish. The first edition of Basic Indicators was published in 1995. From the 2003 update on, data is presented by country and subregions.

View Health Situation in the Americas - Basic Health Indicator Brochures

Country Indicator Profiles

   Situation analysis
   Maternal and Infant Mortality
   Mortality by Broad Group of Causes
   AIDS, TB and Malaria
   Health Coverages and Sanitation
   Socioeconomic Indicators

Regional and Subregional levels

   Subregional Indicator dashboard
   Regional Indicator dashboard

Atlas of Health Indicators
The Atlas of Health Indicators is an innovative visualization of PAHO Basic Health Indicators. It allows users to explore health indicators using dynamically linked maps and charts, with tools that facilitate comparison of indicators among countries and subregions.

Indicator Trend Chart
Interactive visualization that allows to explore the trends of core health indicators by countries. Indicator could be selected and its trend could be compared among countries.

- Pan American Health Organization. Ten-Year Evaluation of the Regional core Health Data Initiative. Washington D.C.: PAHO; 1 October 2004 (Document CD45/14)

- Pan American Health Organization. Health Indicators: Basic Elements for the Health Situation Analysis. Epidemiological Bulletin PAHO, 2001; 22 (4): 1- 5.

- Pan American Health Organization. Collection and Utilization of Core Data in Health. Washington, DC: PAHO; 14 July 1997 (CD40/19 document and CD40/R10 Resolution).