About the theme
A relatively small group of health conditions is responsible for a large part of the disease burden in Europe. Of the six WHO regions, the European Region is the most affected by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and their growth is startling. The impact of the major NCDs (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and mental disorders) is equally alarming: taken together, these five conditions account for an estimated 86% of the deaths and 77% of the disease burden in the Region. WHO Europe develops norms and standards, guidance and public health tools to help countries implement effective programmes and address risk factors.
Featured indicator
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All causes, all ages, per 100 000 (age-standardized death rate) (Bar chart)
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Diseases of circulatory system, 0–64, per 100 000 (age-standardized death rate) (Bar chart)
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus (%) (Line chart)
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Pure alcohol consumption, litres per capita, age 15+ (Line chart)
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State of "Health 2020"WHO’s health policy for Europe, Health 2020, aims to improve health and well-being, reduce health inequities and ensure universal health coverage. This visualization gives an overview of how Member States are doing, ranked against the policy’s targets and indicators.Read more -
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Popular indicators
- Pure alcohol consumption, litres per capita, age 15+ HFA-DB
- Prevalence of diabetes mellitus (%) HFA-DB
- Alcohol consumption Health2020 JMF
- Obesity Health2020
- Overweight Health2020 JMF
- Beer consumed in pure alcohol, litres per capita, age 15+ HFA-DB
- Tobacco smoking Health2020 JMF
- Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%) HFA-DB
- Obesity, females Health2020
- SDR, ischaemic heart disease, all ages, per 100 000 HFA-DB JMF