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This statistical atlas presents key health figures for the WHO European Region. They cover basic demographic data, mortality and morbidity, lifestyles and environmental indicators such as alcohol consumption and road
traffic accidents, and types and levels of healthcare.

Most indicators are presented as a map to show overall regional variations, a bar chart to indicate country rankings and a time chart to show trends over time in three main country groupings.

".......Decisions in the area of public health are based on a profound understanding of a wide range of factors, health statistics among them.Policy-makers consider all the available data on the health status in their countries, and shape their policies and design their actions accordingly.

The comparison of national with international health data is a major part of the complex picture of public health: statistics backed up by indepth analyses can be a powerful resource to help health authorities identify failures and successes, constraints and good practices.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe offers this atlas to a wide range of public health and medical professionals, as well as to a broader audience. Rich and elaborate data from various sources have been gathered, systematized, grouped and formatted to present readers with the most complete picture of the health of Europe that can be expressed through figures.

We hope this statistical atlas will be useful for those committed to the improvement of public health Europe-wide."

Marc Danzon, Regional Director

World Health Organization (WHO)
Regional Office for Europe

The document can be downloaded from: www.euro.who.int/document/E79876.pdf