World Health Statistics ReportWorld Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO’s annual compilation of data from its 193 Member States, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and targets. This edition also contains a new section on reported cases of selected infectious diseases.
The contents of this book have been collated from publications and databases produced and maintained by WHO’s technical programmes and regional offices. Indicators have been included on the basis of their relevance to global health, the availability and quality of the data and the reliability and comparability of estimates. This set of indicators provides a omprehensive summary of the current status of national health and health systems, including: mortality and burden of disease, causes of death, reported infectious diseases, health service overage, risk factors, health systems resources, health expenditures, inequities and mographic and socioeconomic statistics.
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Risk Factors Table 5
Harmful use of alcohol can cause chronic alcohol dependence, hepatic cirrhosis, cancer and cute injuries. Of the 20 countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita, 18 are European. Factors that influence the reliability of this indicator include: unmeasured informal production, tourist consumption, stockpiling, waste and spillage, smuggling, duty-free sales and variations in beverage strength.
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