Health data at the national level do not reveal the inequalities associated with poverty within a country; therefore national progress toward health goals can be made without much improvement in the health...
This note discusses different ways for setting targets for indicators commonly used in World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) projects. It shows how targets can be set, using information about...
The concept of 'unmet need for contraception', which refers to the proportion of women who do not want to become pregnant but are not using contraception, has been used in the international population...
Women are at much greater risk in childbirth in developing countries than in developed countries. This report explores why maternal mortality continues to be so high in developing countries, and why emergency...
Since the publication of the first edition of "Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa" (report no. 9784 (1991)), many new sources of health and demographic information have become available, including...
Immunization against childhood diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio and measles is one of the most important means of preventing childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite the low cost...
This study was undertaken in response to a question raised by state level health managers in India: why are the declines in child mortality slowing down? Infant, and child mortality rates in the country...
Mortality of children under age five is an important indicator of the health status of a population. It reflects overall socioeconomic conditions as well as the effectiveness of a health system in providing...
While health outcomes are the starting point for assessing the consequences of policies affecting health systems, country characteristics, particularly, income and education levels, also influence health...
This statistical handbook is intended to provide a comparative perspective on country performance and to point to future challenges in the health sector. This volume is part of the process of developing...
This edition of World Population Projections is the sixth in this series, updating the 1992-93 edtion published in 1992. Since the previous volume was completed, a large number of countries have published...
This volume contains demographic estimates and projections for the world and its subdivisions - countries, regions, and income groups. The data used as input for each project include base-year (mid-1985)...
The population of the region is growing at 2.4 percent a year, second only to the Africa region, and should double in size in about 30 years. Regional growth would appear even more rapid were growth not...