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Global InfoBase

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title Global InfoBase
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/E8SLG3
 
Creator N/A
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Users can view cross-nationally comparable information pertaining to chronic diseases and their causes for the 193 WHO member states.

Background

The Global InfoBase is a database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). This database provides information pertaining to chronic diseases and their risk factors for WHO member states. Topics include: alcohol use, overweight, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, diet, physical activity, oral health, stroke, and tobacco use.

User Functionality

Users can search by country and chronic illness indicator. Users can also compare statistics ac
ross countries. Demographic information is available by gender and age group.

Data Notes

Data are available for the 193 WHO member states. Surveys from which data were derived and years to which the statistics apply are indicated with the statistics. Most data is from 2004.
 
Subject World Health Organization
WHO
alcohol use
blood pressure
body mass index
BMI
overweight
obesity
cholesterol
diabetes
nutrition
diet
oral health
physical activity
exercise
stroke
tobacco use
cardiovascular diseases
noncommunicable diseases
respiratory diseases
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
cerebrovascular disease
ischaemic heart disease
malignant neoplasms
diabetes mellitus
neuropsychiatric conditions
digestive diseases
genitourinary diseases
congenital anomalies
infectious diseases
parasitic diseases
respiratory infection
nutritional deficiencies
mortality
morbidity