World Health Statistics 2026

On 14th May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report under the title- World health statistics 2026: Monitoring health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals

  • The report is the annual compilation of health and health-related indicators, which has been published by the WHO since 2005.

Major Highlights

COVID-19 Mortality Impact

  • The pandemic caused an estimated 22.1 million excess deaths from 2020-2023, far exceeding officially reported fatalities and exposing substantial under-reporting and weak death-registration systems.

Reversal in Life Expectancy

  • COVID-19 erased nearly a decade of improvements in global life expectancy, with recovery remaining incomplete and highly uneven across regions.

Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

  • Progress towards universal health ....
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