Atlas of health in Europe, 2nd edition 2008
WHO Regional Office for
Available online PDF [138p.] at: http://www.euro.who.int/Document/E91713.pdf
“….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.
Each indicator is 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
Content
Foreword
Technical notes
1. Demography
Notes.........................................................................................................5
Population
Mid-year population, 2006................................................................ 7
Natural population growth........................................................... 8–9
Young population (0–14 years) and old population
(65+ years)............................................................................. 9–11
Age pyramid, 2005.......................................................................... 12
Births
Birth rate.................................................................................... 13–14
Low-weight births, under 2500 g.............................................. 14–15
Births to young mothers (under 20 years)...................................... 16
Births to older mothers (35+ years)................................................ 16
Abortions
Abortions...........................................................................................17
2. Life and death
Notes....................................................................................................... 19
Life expectancy
Conventional and estimated life expectancy...................................23
Life expectancy at birth (years).......................................................24
Life expectancy at age 65 (years).....................................................25
Percentage of life lived in good health
or free of disability, 2002..........................................................26
Life expectancy at birth ................................................................... 27
Deaths
Deaths from all causes ..............................................................27–29
Infant deaths .............................................................................30–31
Infant, neonatal and postneonatal deaths....................................... 31
Perinatal deaths................................................................................32
Maternal deaths ........................................................................ 33–34
Causes of death
Deaths from:
diseases of the circulatory system.......................................36–37
ischaemic heart disease...................................................... 38–39
pulmonary and other heart diseases..................................39–40
cerebrovascular diseases.....................................................41–42
selected cancers.................................................................. 42–43
cancer.................................................................................. 44–46
lung cancer.......................................................................... 47–48
female breast cancer and cervical cancer .......................... 49–50
cancer of the colon and anus...............................................51–52
prostate cancer....................................................................52–53
external causes of injury and poisoning..............................54–55
motor vehicle traffic accidents............................................56–57
suicide..................................................................................57–58
diseases of the respiratory system..................................... 59–60
diseases of the digestive system..........................................61–62
chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis................................... 63–64
3. Diseases
Notes.......................................................................................................65
Some infectious diseases
New cases of:
tuberculosis......................................................................... 67–68
hepatitis B........................................................................... 69–70
syphilis ................................................................................ 71–72
clinically diagnosed AIDS....................................................73–74
HIV infection.......................................................................74–75
Some noncommunicable diseases
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus....................................................... 76
New cases of and deaths from lung cancer..................................... 77
New cases of and deaths from female breast cancer....................... 78
New cases of and deaths from cervical cancer................................ 79
Hospitalization
Hospital discharges for:
cancer................................................................................. 80–81
diseases of the circulatory system......................................81–82
diseases of the respiratory system.....................................83–84
diseases of the digestive system........................................ 84–85
diseases of the musculoskeletal system............................. 86–87
injury and poisoning.......................................................... 87–88
Teeth Decayed, missing or filled teeth in 12-year-olds............................89
4. Lifestyles and environment
Notes....................................................................................................... 91
Smoking
Smokers among adults......................................................................93
Regular daily smokers, 15+ years.....................................................94
Overweight and obesity
Prevalence of overweight among adults...........................................95
Prevalence of obesity among adults.................................................96
Traffic accidents
Injuries and deaths from motor vehicle traffic accidents................ 97
Road traffic accidents involving alcohol...........................................98
Alcohol
Total alcohol consumption...................................................... 99–100
Consumption of spirits and wine.....................................................101
Consumption of spirits, wine and beer...........................................102
Work accidents
Deaths from work-related accidents......................................102–104
5. Health care
Notes..................................................................................................... 105
Health personnel
Number of:
physicians........................................................................107–108
dentists............................................................................108–109
nurses .............................................................................. 110–111
Hospitals
Hospital beds............................................................................111–112
Psychiatric hospital beds.................................................................113
Hospital beds and length of stay.....................................................114
Length of stay in hospital........................................................ 115–116
Inpatient hospital admissions................................................. 116–117
Some procedures
Children vaccinated against measles and diphtheria.....................118
Caesarean sections................................................................. 119–120
Health expenditure
Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP.................. 120–121
Total health expenditure per person...................................... 122–123
References
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