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World Health Organization Releases 2026 World Health Statistics Report
The 59-page report consolidates health-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators, assesses progress toward global targets and reviews topics including healthy life expectancy, premature mortality, the Triple Billion targets and inequalities in immunization. Progress towards universal health coverage has lost momentum since 2015.
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The World Health Organization published the World Health Statistics Report 2026 on Thursday, its annual compilation of health and health-related indicators that has been issued since 2005. The 2026 edition consolidates data for health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals.
It assesses progress towards the globally agreed targets and describes key challenges for the years ahead.
The report includes reviews on global health topics such as healthy life expectancy and premature mortality. It also examines the Triple Billion targets and inequalities in immunization. @WHO reported that progress towards universal health coverage is losing momentum.
Since 2015, progress in the health service coverage index has slowed while financial hardship remains widespread. Fewer than 4 in 10 countries are still making progress on both fronts. The findings underscore the need for changes to restore momentum on universal health coverage.
Its ISBN is 978-92-4-012248-2. The document was produced by the WHO Team Data, Digital Health, Analytics and AI (DDA). It represents the latest in a series that began in 2005 and now provides a consolidated view of where the world stands on critical health metrics.
The report's structure reflects growing emphasis on data-driven assessment of both achievements and gaps. By integrating Sustainable Development Goal indicators with targeted reviews, it aims to inform policy decisions at national and global levels in the years immediately ahead.
