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World Health Statisctics 2012
World Health Statistics 2012 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets.
This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of noncommunicable diseases, universal health coverage and civil registration coverage.
Progress on the health-related Millennium Development Goals
Fact sheet No. 290
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Available in three languages
English [pdf, 2.47Mb] | French [pdf, 2.69Mb] | Spanish [pdf, 2.84Mb]
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:: Table of content and introduction [pdf, 144kb]
:: Part I Health-related Millennium Development Goals
:: Part II. Highlighted topics
:: Part III Global health indicators
RELATED CONTENT
:: World Health Statistics reports (series from 2006 to 2012)
:: Indicators definition and metadata
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