Health

World Bank topic catalog for Health.

Topic coverage

Catalog indicators640

Published on site16

Countries with values217

Latest year2024

Publishing strategy

Publish high-intent indicators with the strongest search demand first.
After each indicator goes live, it automatically unlocks country, country+indicator, ranking, and collection pages.
The topic catalog shows how much expansion potential still remains outside the current release.

Analytical takeaways

The “Health” theme is now embedded as a standalone SEO hub rather than just another indicator list.
The gap between catalog coverage and published coverage helps plan the next import wave without losing structure.
Even partial topic coverage creates many internal routes: to global indicators, country comparisons, and region/income slices.

Next transitions

All catalog topics Data coverage and roadmap SEO rankings

Priority indicators for this topic

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Life expectancy at birth, female (years) Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Life expectancy at birth, male (years) Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs). Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Physicians (per 1,000 people) Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners. Current health expenditure (% of GDP) Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks. Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Search-oriented rankings for this topic

Highest · Life expectancy at birth, total (years) Highest · Life expectancy at birth, female (years) Highest · Life expectancy at birth, male (years) Lowest · Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) Lowest · Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) Highest · Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) Highest · Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) Highest · Physicians (per 1,000 people) Highest · Current health expenditure (% of GDP) Highest · Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) Highest · People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) Highest · People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

Topic collections

Top 10 countries by life expectancy Top 10 countries by male life expectancy Countries with the lowest infant mortality Countries with the lowest neonatal mortality Top 10 countries by health spending as a share of GDP Top 10 countries by health spending per capita Top 10 countries by basic drinking water access Top 10 countries by basic sanitation access

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