The Global Health Observatory (GHO) database is the World Health Organization's main health statistics repository. It contains data for 193 WHO member states on topics including mortality, disease burden, infectious diseases, risk factors, and health expenditures. The most recent data is available from 2009.
Use Cases
- Modeling country-level mortality trends based on reported health indicators.
- Analyzing the global burden of infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
- Comparing health expenditures and risk factors across WHO regions.
- Tracking progress on health-related millennium development goals over time.
Strengths
- Data covers 193 WHO member states, providing a global scope.
- Includes a wide range of health topics from mortality to risk factors as described.
- Allows for cross-country comparison and time-series analysis.
Limitations
- The most recent data point mentioned is from 2009, which may limit analysis of recent trends.
- Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring inspection after download.
- Data is derived from surveillance and surveys, which may have varying collection methodologies.
Provenance
- Source
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Collection Method
- Derived from surveillance and household surveys.
- Time Range
- Data includes years up to 2009.
- Geography
- 193 WHO member states and international regions.