Atlas of health in Europe / World Health Organization.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health status indicators--Europe--Atlases.

Health status indicators.

Medical care--Europe--Atlases.

Medical care.

Diseases--Europe--Atlases.

Diseases.

Health--Atlases.

Health.

Physical Description:

viii, 123 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Copenhagen] : WHO, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This statistical atlas presents key health figures for the WHO European Region. They cover basic demographic data, mortality and morbidity, lifestyles and environmental indicators such as alcohol consumption and road traffic accidents, and types and levels of health care. Most indicators are presented as a map to show overall regional variations, a bar chart to indicate country rankings and a time chart to show trends over time in three main country groupings. Using the WHO Regional Office for Europe's unique health for all database, combined with the best alternative sources of data around the Region, this atlas offers the most comprehensive overview of health in Europe. Published in a pocket edition, this atlas is designed to be an easily accessible resource at all times, in the office or in the field.

Contents:

Atlas of health in Europe

Contents

Foreword

Technical notes

1. Demography

Notes

Population

Mid-year population, 2002

Natural population growth

Age pyramid, 2000

Young population, 0-14 years

Old population, 65 years and over

Births

Birth rate

Low-weight births, under 2500 g

Births to young mothers, under 20 years

Births to older mothers, 35 years and over

Abortions

2. Life and death

Life expectancy

Conventional and estimated life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth and at 65 years

Estimated disability-adjusted life expectancy, 2001

Life expectancy at birth

Deaths

Deaths from all causes

Infant deaths

Perinatal deaths

Maternal deaths

Causes of death

Main causes of death by age group

Death from

diseases of the circulatory system

ischaemic heart diseases,

cerebrovascular diseases

cancer

lung cancer

female breast cancer

cervical cancer

external causes of injury and poisoning

motor vehicle traffic accidents

suicide

diseases of the respiratory system

diseases of the digestive system

3. Diseases

Some infectious diseases

New cases of

tuberculosis

viral hepatitis B

syphilis

clinically diagnosed AIDS

HIV infection

Selected outbreaks of infectious diseases, 2002

Some noncommunicable diseases

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus

Lung cancer incidence and deaths

Female breast cancer incidence and deaths

Cervical cancer incidence and deaths

Hospitalization

Hospital discharges for

diseases of the musculoskeletal system

injury and poisoning

Teeth.

Decayed, missing or filled teeth in 12-year-olds

4. Lifestyles and environment

Smoking

Smokers among adults and 15-year-olds

Smokers among adult males

Cigarette consumption

Alcohol

Total alcohol consumption

Consumption of spirits, 2000

Foodborne disease

Cases of microbiological foodborne disease

Work and traffic accidents

Deaths from work-related accidents

Motor vehicle traffic accidents and deaths

5. Health care

Health personnel

Number of

physicians

dentists

nurses

Hospitals

Hospital beds

Length of stay in hospital

Number of beds and length of stay in hospital

Psychiatric hospital beds

Inpatient hospital admissions

Some procedures

Caesarean sections

Children vaccinated against measles and diphtheria

Health expenditure

Total health expenditure as a percent of GDP

Total health expenditure per person.

Notes:

" ... 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."

ISBN:

1-281-30764-5

9786611307646

92-890-1389-3

0-585-49251-4

OCLC:

54885976