The Regional Core Health Data and Country Profiles Initiative was launched by PAHO in 1995 to monitor the attainment of health goals and their compliance with the mandates of PAHO Member States. This information platform on the health situation and trends of the countries of the Americas is a collective effort of PAHO and its Member States through country offices, technical departments, and units. It is coordinated by the Health Information and Analysis Unit.
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The PAHO's Basic Indicators are accessed via an online Interactive Database, a query tool that offers a collection of more than 82 indicators for 49 countries and territories of the Americas, from 1995 to 2017.
The Interactive Online Database includes the following categories:
- Demographic - Socioeconomic Indicators
- Health Status Indicators
- Risk Factors Indicators
- Service Coverage Indicators
- Health Systems Indicators
Access the ONLINE INTERACTIVE DATABASE here
For the 23rd consecutive year, the publication Health Situation in the Americas: Core Indicators has provided the latest information on key health indicators for the Region of the Americas.
This edition includes 82 core indicators for the countries, territories, and subregions of the Americas, which are categorized as follows: demographic-socioeconomic, health status, risk factors, services coverage, and health systems. Information is also included on 17 of the 27 indicators of Goal Three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is to Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. We encourage you to visit PAHO's online Platform for Health Information for the complete data set of core indicators.
Read the Core Indicators 2017
The country profiles are analytical reports on the health situation in the country. These reports include data and analysis on political, economic and social issues, health problems, and the organization of health services including health resources.
The profiles listed below are country chapters from the 2012 edition of PAHO's publication "Health in the Americas+".
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Curaçao
Dominica
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Montserrat
Saba
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Eustatius
Sint Marteen
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Venezuela
ARGENTINA
BELIZE
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CUBA
CHILE
Indicadores básicos de salud - Chile 2015
Indicadores básicos de salud
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
FRENCH GUYANA
Institut nacional de la statistique et des etudes économiques (INSEE)
- GUADELOUPE
Institut nacional de la statistique et des etudes économiques (INSEE)
GUATEMALA
- MARTINIQUE
Institut nacional de la statistique et des etudes économiques (INSEE)
MEXICO
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PUERTO RICO
URUGUAY
UNITED STATES