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Cardiovascular diseases: 80% of such deaths can be prevented through: healthy diet, regular physical activity, not using tobacco.

Find out more about cardiovascular and other diseases in the fact file on the global burden of disease.

:: 10 facts on the global burden of disease

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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
Statistical information from WHO Regional Offices

Data by categories


MORTALITY AND HEALTH STATUS

Burden of disease
Causes of death [xls 3.03Mb]
Life expectancy
Mortality

DISEASES

Diabetes
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis

COVERAGE OF SERVICES

Immunization
Maternal and neonatal care

RISK FACTORS

Alcohol
Nutrition
Overweight and obesity
Tobacco
Water and sanitation

HEALTH SYSTEMS

National Health Accounts
Health workforce


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