Abstract
The Global Health Observatory Data Repository is the publicly available interface for the World Health Organization's health-related statistics for the 194 countries that are Member States. It includes statistics for over 1,000 indicators including mortality, child nutrition, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, environmental health, equity, and more. This overview explains the variety of ways that users can access and browse WHO's health-related statistics.
Keywords
Health statisticsGlobal healthObservatoryEnvironmental healthHealth dataHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Descriptive statisticsHealth equityVariety (cybernetics)BusinessData scienceGeographyMedicinePublic healthComputer sciencePolitical scienceHealth careStatisticsFamily medicineNursingPopulationMathematics
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BiostatisticsDatabasesFactualGlobal HealthHealth PrioritiesHumansWorld Health Organization
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- 39
- Issue
- 1
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- 67-74
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- 1576
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Emily Vardell
(2020).
Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly
, 39
(1)
, 67-74.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2019.1693231
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- DOI
- 10.1080/02763869.2019.1693231
- PMID
- 32069199