Health Statistics

Every country in this chart has improved, which is why the differences in speed matter more than the direction. China fe...

The United States spent 13,473 dollars per person on health in 2023, nearly three times the 4,549 dollars it spent in 20...

The United States spends a far larger share of its economy on health than any other country here, rising from 12.5 perce...

China shows the largest gain of any country here, from 33.4 years in 1960 - a figure depressed by the famine of those ye...

Road-traffic deaths are concentrated in Africa, which holds nine of the twelve highest-rate countries. Zimbabwe tops the...

Every one of the world's highest-fertility countries is in sub-Saharan Africa. Chad leads at 5.94 children per woman, cl...

Maternal death is overwhelmingly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and conflict-affected states. South Sudan has the wo...

East Asian and former Eastern Bloc countries dominate hospital-bed capacity. North Korea reports the highest figure at 1...

Ireland tops the list with 3,884 calories available per person per day, followed by the United States (3,781) and Belgiu...

Small Pacific island nations and Southeast Asia dominate the top of the smoking rankings. Nauru has the world's highest...

Japan (120,000) dominates, hosting nearly twice as many centenarians as the second-place United States (64,000) despite...

Jiroemon Kimura (116y 54d) is the clear outlier and the only verified man ever to exceed 116, sitting roughly half a yea...

Jeanne Calment's 122 years 164 days stands roughly three years above everyone else, an enormous margin in a field where...

The data reveals a concerning trend in adult obesity rates, particularly in small island nations. Nauru's rate of 71.1%...

Finland continues to dominate the World Happiness Score with a notable lead at 7.74, outpacing Denmark and Iceland by 0....

The data reveals a troubling trend in infant mortality, particularly in West and Central Africa, where the rates are sig...

Monaco's life expectancy of 85.9 years sets a significant benchmark, illustrating the impact of its affluent lifestyle a...

The data reveals a striking disparity in healthcare spending, with the United States spending $13,500 per capita, which...

The stark contrast in homicide rates between Jamaica (52.8) and the United States (6.3) illustrates a profound disparity...

The United States' obesity rate of 41.9% starkly contrasts with Germany's much lower rate of 23.6%, revealing a signific...

The gap between Johnson & Johnson and its nearest competitor, Merck, is significant, with J&J generating $20 billion mor...

The data illustrates a significant gap between the top-ranking nations and those further down the list, with Finland's s...

Japan continues to lead the world in life expectancy at birth with 84.3 years, a testament to its effective healthcare s...

The data reveals a striking disparity in obesity rates, particularly between Pacific island nations and more developed c...