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Provides data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and
socio-econmic indicators.
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"This publication presents a comprehensive perspective on the worldwide, regional
and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and
policy responses in member states. It represents a continuing effort by WHO to support
member states with global information in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of
alcohol and its health and social consequences"--Publisher's description.
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"This report sets out the statistics, evidence and experiences needed to launch a
more forceful response to the growing threat posed by noncommunicable diseases. While
advice and recommendations are universally relevant, the report gives particular attention
to conditions in low- and middle-income countries, which now bear nearly 80% of the
burden from diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory
diseases. The health consequences of the worldwide epidemic of obesity are also addressed.
The report takes an analytical approach, using global, regional and country-specific
data to document the magnitude of the problem, project future trends, and assess the
factors contributing to these trends. As noted, the epidemic of these diseases is
being driven by forces now touching every region of the world: demographic aging,
rapid unplanned urbanization, and the globalization of unhealthy lifestyles"--Publisher's
description.
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"Over 1.2 million people die each year on the world' roads, and between 20 and 50
million suffer non-fatal injuries. In most regions of the world this epidemic of road
traffic injuries is still increasing. In the past five years most countries have endorsed
the recommendations of the World report on road traffic injury prevention which give
guidance on how countries can implement a comprehensive approach to improving road
safety and reducing the death toll on their roads. To date, however, there has been
no global assessment of road safety that indicates the extent to which this approach
is being implemented. This Global status report on road safety is the first broad
assessment of the status of road safety in 178 countries, using data drawn from a
standardized survey conducted in 2008. The results provide a benchmark that countries
can use to assess their road safety position relative to other countries, while internationally
the data presented can collectively be considered as a global "aseline"against which
progress over time can be measured. " - p. [v11]
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Provides data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and
socio-econmic indicators.
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