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The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual compilation of the most recent available data on health and health-related indicators.
World health statistics 2024
Triple Billion progress
Healthier populations
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Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be enjoying better health and wellbeing is projected to be 1.5bn (1.2bn – 1.8bn) by 2025 compared to 2018.
Universal health coverage
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Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be covered by essential services and not experiencing financial hardship is projected to be 585m (526.1m – 639.5m) by 2025 compared to 2018.
Health emergencies protection
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Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be protected from health emergencies is projected to be 776.9m (647.4m – 912.5m) by 2025 compared to 2018.
The triple billion targets provide a unified approach to accelerating progress towards the achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Estimates are calculated with 90% uncertainty intervals (UI) and presented as the upper and lower bounds in the closed brackets after the mean estimate.
Featured indicator
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
Probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period. (SDG 3.2.1)
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WHO Regions, mortality rate per 1000 live births
Design innovation and diversity
Through data.who.int, the World Health Organization is continuing to nurture community around health data; fostering ideation, facilitating innovation and increasing capacity across the field.
data.who.int will host diverse and engaging representations for trusted health data; pairing statisticians and technical leads with world-class data designers from around the world.
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