WHO Fact Sheet: Cardiovascular Diseases

This case reviews the policy changes in tobacco control in post-apartheid South Africa from 1994 to 1996 under the leadership of Minister of Health, Dr. Nkosazana Zuma. After providing contextual information on South Africa, including historical, demographic, social, and health information, the case delves into the history of tobacco and of global tobacco control efforts. The case then details the history of tobacco in South Africa, including data collection, epidemiology, early control efforts, and the policy…

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) hosts data for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI, and height. The portal provides access to a wide range of data visualizations. These include maps, line plots, ranking plots, bubble plots, stacked plots, sunburst plots, and distribution plots stratified by place and gender. The web portal also provides interactive country profiles with data synthesized across risk factors by country. NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) is a network of health scientists around the world that…

These statistical tables accompany the 2023 World Health Organization (WHO) report, World Health Statistics 2023: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, and include health statistics by country, by WHO region, and globally. Users can download data as an Excel file. World Health Statistics 2023 summarizes recent trends in life expectancy and causes of death, reports on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets, and discusses the implications for health policy and health systems strengthening.