Data and statistics

Progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2023

SDG-reportThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a vision of healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages. This major report provides an update on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. It presents regional trends between 2015 and 2021 for 50 health-related SDG indicators using available data from WHO and estimates from other United Nations agencies. The report reveals some successes at the country level amid a marked slowdown regionally, with setbacks across indicators on health, health risks and determinants, and access to services. We are at the halfway point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: to reverse current trends, and ensure the health and well-being of our population, we must take bold steps now.

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Health and well-being profile of the Eastern Mediterranean Region | Arabic | French

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Regional Health Observatory

The WHO Regional Office's portal to the Regional Health Observatory provides access to data and analysis to monitor the regional health situation.

Mortality

Life expectancy
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Infant mortality rate per 1000 live births
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Under five mortality rate per 1000 live births
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Maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 live births
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Selected morbidity

Meningococcal meningitis
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Poliomyelitis
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Noncommunicable diseases

(%) - cholesterol level ≥ 5.2mmoL/dl
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Overweight and obesity (%) - Body Mass Index ≥ 25
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Smoking (%) - current daily smokers
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Alcohol consumption/current drinkers - drinking alcohol in the last 30 days
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Health workforce

Physicians
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Nursing and midwifery
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Dentists
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Pharmacists
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Coverage with primary health care services

Population with access to local health services
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Contraceptive prevalence
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Births attended by skilled health personnel
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Health expenditure

Gross domestic product per capita
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Per capita total expenditure on health
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Per capita government expenditure on health
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General government expenditure on health as % of total health expenditure
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