Indicator List of Category: HEALTH
Indicator Unit Definition
1-Year-Olds Immunized with BCG Percent One-year-olds who have received one dose of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with DTP3 Percent DTP3 immunization coverage is the percentage of one-year-olds who have received three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine in a given year.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with HepB3 Percent One-year-olds who have received three doses of hepatitis B3 (HepB3) vaccine in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with Hib3 Percent One-year-olds who have received three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib3) vaccine in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with MCV1 Percent One-year-olds who have received at least one dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with PCV3 Percent The percentage of one-year-olds who have received three doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV3) in a given year.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with Pol3 Percent One-year-olds who have received three doses of polio vaccine (Pol3) in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
1-Year-Olds Immunized with RotaC Percent Surviving infants who received the final recommended dose of rotavirus vaccine, which can be either the 2nd or the 3rd dose depending on the vaccine in a given year, expressed in terms of percentage.
Births Attended by Skilled Health Personnel Percent Deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns, expressed in terms of percentage.
Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP Percent Level of general government and private expenditure on health in GDP, expressed in terms of percentage.
Dentists Per 10,000 Population Includes dentists, dental assistants and dental technicians.
Dentists Number Includes practising (active) only or all registered dentists, dental assistants and dental technicians.
Disability Prevalence Rate, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in at least one of the domains of seeing, hearing, communication, mobility, self-care, psychosocial, and cognition in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Communication Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "communication" domain in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Hearing Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "hearing" domain in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Remembering and Concentrating Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "remembering and concentrating" domain in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Seeing Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "seeing" domain in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Self-Care Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "self-care" domain in total population.
Disability Prevalence Rate, Walking and Climbing Stairs Domain, % of Total Population Percent Percentage of persons with severe difficulty in performing activities in "walking and climbing stairs" domain in total population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in female population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in male population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in total population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Injuries, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by injuries for all ages in female population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Injuries, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by injuries for all ages in male population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Injuries, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by injuries for all ages in total population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Noncommunicable Diseases, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in female population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Noncommunicable Diseases, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in male population.
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Noncommunicable Diseases, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure that combines years of life lost due to to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in total population.
Domestic General Government Health Expenditure, % of Current Health Expenditure Percent Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health, expressed in terms of percentage.
Domestic General Government Health Expenditure, % of GDP Percent Level of public expenditure on health from domestic sources in GDP, expressed in terms of percentage.
Domestic General Government Health Expenditure, % of General Government Expenditure Percent Share of public expenditure on health from domestic sources in total public expenditure, expressed in terms of percentage.
Domestic Private Health Expenditure, % of Current Health Expenditure Percent Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources, expressed in terms of percentage.
External Health Expenditure, % of Current Health Expenditure Percent Share of current health expenditrues funded from external sources, expressed in terms of percentage.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Age 60, Female Years Average number of years in "full health" a woman at age 60 can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Age 60, Male Years Average number of years in "full health" a man at age 60 can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Age 60, Total Years Average number of years in "full health" a person at age 60 can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth, Female Years Average number of years in "full health" a woman can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth, Male Years Average number of years in "full health" a man can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth, Total Years Average number of years in "full health" a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.
Hospital Beds Per 1,000 Population Inpatient beds available in public, private, general and specialised hospitals and rehabilitation centres, expressed in terms of per 10,000 population.
Leading Causes of Death: Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Female (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infectious, maternal conditions, neonatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies for all ages in female population.
Leading Causes of Death: Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Male (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infectious, neonatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies for all ages in male population.
Leading Causes of Death: Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Total (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infectious, maternal conditions, neonatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies for all ages in total population.
Leading Causes of Death: Injuries, Female (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by unintentional and intentional injuries for all ages in female population.
Leading Causes of Death: Injuries, Male (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by unintentional and intentional injuries for all ages in male population.
Leading Causes of Death: Injuries, Total (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by unintentional and intentional injuries for all ages in total population.
Leading Causes of Death: Noncommunicable Diseases, Female (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by other than communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions and injuries for all ages in female population.
Leading Causes of Death: Noncommunicable Diseases, Male (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by other than communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions and injuries for all ages in male population.
Leading Causes of Death: Noncommunicable Diseases, Total (in Thousands) Number Number of deaths caused by other than communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions and injuries for all ages in total population.
Mortality Rate, Adult, Both Sexes Per 1,000 Population Adults Mortality Rate, Adult, Both Sexes (per 1,000 Adult Population) Probability of 15-year-old person dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages, expressed in terms of per 1,000 people adults.
Mortality Rate, Adult, Female Per 1,000 Female Adults Probability of 15-year-old females dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages, expressed in terms of per 1,000 female adults.
Mortality Rate, Adult, Male Per 1,000 Male Adults Probability of 15-year-old males dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages, expressed in terms of per 1,000 male adults.
Mortality Rate, Infant Per 1,000 Live Births Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Mortality Rate, Under-Five Per 1,000 Live Births  Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Mortality Ratio, Maternal Per 100,000 Live Births Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure, % of Current Health Expenditure Percent Share of out-of-pocket payments in total current health expenditures, expressed in terms of percentage.
People Using at Least Basic Drinking Water Services, % of Population, Total Percent Proportion of people using basic water services (drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip) as well as improved water services (including piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water) in total population, expressed in terms of percentage.
People Using at Least Basic Sanitation Services, % of Population, Total Percent Proportion of people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services, expressed in terms of percentage. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Pharmacists Number Includes practising (active) only or all registered pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants, pharmaceutical technicians and related occupations.
Pharmacists Per 10,000 Population Includes pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants, pharmaceutical technicians and related occupations.
Prevalence of HIV, Total, % of Population, Ages 15-49 Percent Proportion of individuals aged 15-49 living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in population with ages 15-49, expressed in terms of percentage.
Prevalence of Underweight, Weight for Age, % of Children Under 5 Percent Proportion of children under age 5 in the total population of their age cohort whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months, expressed in terms of percentage.
Skilled Health Personnel, Medical Doctors Number Includes practising (active) physicians only or all registered generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined in the given national area.
Skilled Health Personnel, Medical Doctors Per 10,000 Population Includes practising (active) physicians only or all registered generalists, specialist medical practitioners and medical doctors not further defined in the given national area, expressed in terms of per 10,000 population.
Skilled Health Personnel, Midwifes Number Includes practising (active) only or all registered midwifery personnel in the given national area.
Skilled Health Personnel, Nurses Number Includes practising (active) only or all registered nursing personnel in the given national area.
Skilled Health Personnel, Total Number Includes medical doctors, nurses, and midwifes.
Skilled Health Personnel, Total Per 10,000 Population Includes medical doctors, nurses, and midwifes, expressed in terms of per 10,000 population.
Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate, % of All Forms Percent Proportion of new and relapse tuberculosis cases notified to WHO in a given year in WHO's estimate of the number of incident tuberculosis cases for the same year, expressed in terms of percentage.
Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate, % of New Cases Percent Proportion of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively), expressed in terms of percentage.
Vaccine-Preventable Communicable Diseases, Reported Cases, Measles Number Confirmed measles cases, including those confirmed clinically, epidemiologically, or by laboratory investigation.
Vaccine-Preventable Communicable Diseases, Reported Cases, Mumps Number Confirmed mumps cases, including those confirmed clinically, epidemiologically, or by laboratory investigation.
Vaccine-Preventable Communicable Diseases, Reported Cases, Neonatal Tetanus Number Confirmed neonatal tetanus cases.
Vaccine-Preventable Communicable Diseases, Reported Cases, Rubella Number Confirmed rubella cases, including those confirmed clinically, epidemiologically, or by laboratory investigation.
Vaccine-Preventable Communicable Diseases, Reported Cases, Total Tetanus Number Confirmed total tetanus cases.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in female population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in male population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in total population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Injuries, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by injuries for all ages in female population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Injuries, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by injuries for all ages in male population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Injuries, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by injuries for all ages in total population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Noncommunicable Diseases, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in female population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Noncommunicable Diseases, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in male population.
Years of Healthy Life Lost due to Disability (YLD): Noncommunicable Diseases, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of healthy life lost due to disability or ill-health caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in total population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in female population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in male population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Communicable, Maternal, Perinatal and Nutritional Conditions, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions for all ages in total population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Injuries, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by injuries for all ages in female population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Injuries, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by injuries for all ages in male population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Injuries, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by injuries for all ages in total population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Noncommunicable Diseases, Female (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in female population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Noncommunicable Diseases, Male (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in male population.
Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality (YLL): Noncommunicable Diseases, Total (in Thousands) Years A time-based measure of premature mortality that takes into account the frequency of deaths caused by noncommunicable diseases for all ages in total population.