Global health

Statistics report about global health

Global health

This report presents key facts and figures about general health around the world. It contains data on life expectancy, disease rates, health care spending, and mortality rates, as well as figures on mental health and health risk factors.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Adults worldwide who often thought about their mental/physical wellbeing as of 2022
  • Premium Statistic Life expectancy at birth worldwide by region 2019
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest life expectancy 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest life expectancy 2022
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of disease burden worldwide in 2021

Diseases

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  • Premium Statistic Worldwide top diseases 2024, by number of drugs in R&D
  • Premium Statistic Number of cases of select infectious diseases worldwide in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of vaccine-preventable disease cases worldwide 1980-2023, by disease
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of new cancer cases worldwide by type 2022
  • Basic Statistic Cancer deaths worldwide by major type 2022
  • Premium Statistic Ischemic heart disease - death rates in selected countries 2021
  • Premium Statistic Diabetics worldwide 2021, 2030, and 2045
  • Premium Statistic Diabetics prevalence worldwide 2021, 2030. and 2045
  • Basic Statistic Key figures on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic 2023
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest incidence rates of new HIV infections worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the largest number of new malaria cases worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Incidence of tuberculosis worldwide by region 2021
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of treated end-stage renal disease in select countries worldwide 2021

Mental health

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  • Premium Statistic Adults worldwide who said mental health is their country's leading health issue 2024
  • Premium Statistic Adults worldwide who stated that stress is their country's leading health issue 2024
  • Basic Statistic Most stressed countries/regions worldwide in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of the population that had anxiety disorders worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of worldwide population that had a depressive disorder from 1990 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of the population with bipolar disorder worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of the population with schizophrenia worldwide from 1990 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2021

Mortality overview

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  • Premium Statistic World: annual birth rate, death rate, and rate of natural population change 1950-2100
  • Premium Statistic Countries with lowest death rates 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest death rates in 2022
  • Basic Statistic Death rates in select countries worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death worldwide in 1990
  • Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death worldwide in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest infant mortality rate 2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest infant mortality rate 2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest mortality rate among children aged under five 2021

Health risks

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  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths worldwide from select risk factors in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of smoking-attributable deaths from tobacco-related diseases worldwide in 2019
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest share of daily smokers worldwide in 2019
  • Basic Statistic Key facts on alcohol-related deaths globally 2022
  • Premium Statistic Obesity - prevalence in selected countries by gender 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of deaths in select countries worldwide attributed to obesity in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Global population share of illicit drug use 2021, by drug
  • Premium Statistic Global number of people who inject drugs as of 2021, by region

Health care spending and costs

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with highest government health expenditure share 2020
  • Premium Statistic Health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in select countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Per capita health expenditure in selected countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with lowest governmental health expenditure 2020
  • Premium Statistic Global spending on medicines 2010-2027
  • Basic Statistic Country comparison in spending on medicine 2026
  • Premium Statistic Global oncology spending 2013-2024
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