WHO Hospital Discharges for Alcohol-Related Injuries and Poisoning

Hospital discharge rates for alcohol-related injuries and poisoning, measured per 100,000 population. The dataset is compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) from global health observatory data. Temporal coverage and specific row counts are not provided.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in alcohol-related injury discharge rates over time using the per 100,000 metric.
• Compare discharge rates for alcohol-related poisoning versus other injuries across different reporting regions.
• Model the correlation between alcohol-related injury discharge rates and other public health indicators available in the WHO GHO database.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Health Organization Global Health Observatory.
• Metrics are standardized as rates per 100,000 population for cross-country comparability.

Limitations

• Specific sample size, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
• Data granularity (e.g., age groups, gender breakdowns, specific injury codes) is not detailed.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO)

Collection Method

Aggregated from national health information systems and statistical reports.

Geography

Global, with country-level reporting where data is available.