The health information programme collects health statistics and makes them widely available through various publications and databases.
We also help countries strengthen their national health information systems - particularly by supporting the development of databases, the exchange of experience on national public health reports between countries and networking.
 | European health for all database (HFA-DB) | |
| Contains data on about 600 health indicators, including basic demographic and socioeconomic indicators; some lifestyle- and environment-related indicators; mortality, morbidity and disability; hospital discharges; and health care resources, utilization and expenditure. | ||
| Atlas of health in Europe, 2nd edition 2008 | |
| This updated statistical atlas presents key health figures for the WHO European Region. They cover basic data on populations, births, deaths, life expectancy and diseases, lifestyle and environmental indicators, such as drinking, smoking and traffic accidents, and types and levels of health care. | ||
| Mortality indicators by 67 causes of death, age and sex (HFA-MDB) | |
| Contains about 2500 mortality-based indicators and allows age- and sex-specific analysis of mortality trends. | ||
| European detailed mortality database (DMDB) | |
| DMDB was developed in 2007 to provide user-friendly access to detailed data on mortality. It supplements the European health for all database (HFA-DB) and the mortality indicators by 67 causes of death, age and sex (HFA-MDB), which provide data only for a predefined, limited set of aggregated causes of death. | ||
| European hospital morbidity database (HMDB) | |
| HMDB contains hospital discharge data by detailed diagnosis, age and sex, which has been submitted by countries in the WHO European Region to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. | ||
| WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) [Website des WHO-Hauptbüros] | |
| An interactive database bringing together core health statistics for the 193 WHO Member States. Link to WHO headquarters. | ||
| Database of public health reports | |
| Examples of good practice in public health reporting to assist countries interested in producing their first public health report. | ||
| The European health report 2005 | |
| Summarizes the major public health issues facing the WHO European Region, particularly its children, and describes effective policy responses. The report is prepared every three years. | ||
