The World health statistics report is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) annual compilation of the most recent available data on health and health-related indicators.
World health statistics 2026
Triple Billion progress
Healthier populations
Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be enjoying better health and wellbeing is projected to be 1.5bn (1.2bn – 1.8bn) by 2025 compared to 2018.
Universal health coverage
Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be covered by essential services and not experiencing financial hardship is projected to be 585m (526.1m – 639.5m) by 2025 compared to 2018.
Health emergencies protection
Worldwide, the number of additional people expected to be protected from health emergencies is projected to be 776.9m (647.4m – 912.5m) by 2025 compared to 2018.
The triple billion targets provide a unified approach to accelerating progress towards the achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Estimates are calculated with 90% uncertainty intervals (UI) and presented as the upper and lower bounds in the closed brackets after the mean estimate.
Featured indicator
Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
Probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period. (SDG 3.2.1)
WHO Regions, mortality rate per 1000 live births
Design innovation and diversity
Through data.who.int, the World Health Organization is continuing to nurture community around health data; fostering ideation, facilitating innovation and increasing capacity across the field.
data.who.int will host diverse and engaging representations for trusted health data; pairing statisticians and technical leads with world-class data designers from around the world.
