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6 In no event shall WHO be liable for damages arising from its use. Photo credits: page v WHO; page vi (upper) Lubna A. Al-Ansary; page vi (lower) WHO/Christopher Black; page 1 WHO/Andrew Esiebo; page 4 WHO/Diego Rodriguez; page 13 WHO/Tom and layout by L IV Com S rl, Villars-sous-Yens, in ..vPreface ..viAbbreviations ..viiIntroduction ..viiiPart 1 Understanding data in the World Health Statistics series ..1 Part 2 Status of the Health -related SDGs .. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child Health .. Infectious diseases .. Noncommunicable diseases and mental Health .

7 Injuries and violence .. Universal Health coverage and Health systems .. Environmental risks .. Health risks and disease outbreaks ..10 References ..11 Part 3A broad spectrum of Health challenges selected issues .. Increasing the coverage of essential Health services .. Cholera an underreported threat to progress .. Turning the rising tide of obesity in the young ..18 References ..21 Annex A: Summaries of selected Health -related SDG indicators ..22 Explanatory notes ..22 Indicator Maternal mortality ..23 Indicator Skilled birth attendance.

8 24 Indicators Child mortality ..25 Indicator HIV incidence ..26 Indicator Tuberculosis incidence ..27 Indicator Malaria incidence ..28 Indicator Hepatitis B incidence ..29 Indicator Need for neglected tropical disease interventions ..30 Indicator Mortality due to noncommunicable diseases ..31 Indicator Suicide mortality rate ..32 Indicator Alcohol use ..33 Indicator Deaths from road traffic injuries ..34 Indicator Family planning ..35 Indicator Adolescent birth rate ..36 Indicator Universal Health coverage: service coverage.

9 37 Indicator Universal Health coverage: financial protection ..38 Indicator Mortality due to air pollution ..39 CONTENTSiiiMONITORING Health FOR THE SDGsIndicator Mortality due to unsafe WASH services ..40 Indicator Mortality due to unintentional poisoning ..41 Indicator Tobacco Vaccine coverage ..43 Indicator Development assistance for Health ..44 Indicator Health workers ..45 Indicator IHR capacity and Health emergency preparedness ..46 Indicator Government spending on essential services, including Health ..47 Indicator Stunting among children.

10 48 Indicator Wasting and overweight among children ..49 Indicator Safely managed drinking-water services ..50 Indicator Safely managed sanitation services ..51 Indicator Clean household energy ..52 Indicator Air pollution ..53 Indicator Mortality due to disasters ..54 Indicator Homicide ..55 Indicator Mortality due to conflicts ..56 Indicator Death registration ..57 Annex B: Tables of Health -related SDG Statistics by country, WHO region and globally ..59 Explanatory notes ..59 Annex C: WHO regional groupings ..86ivWORLD Health Statistics : 2018 FOREWORDIn 2015, countries adopted the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), each of which has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.