Title -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Ten highlights in health statistics -- PROGRESS TOWARDS MDG 5: maternal mortality -- Pregnancy and childbirth are still dangerous for most women -- Maternal mortality is declining too slowly -- Understanding the data and estimates -- COVERAGE GAP AND INEQUITY IN MATERNAL, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS -- Gaps in coverage range from 20% to over 70% -- Gradual but slow progress in most countries -- Up to three times larger gaps among the poor -- Understanding the data and estimates -- HIV/AIDS ESTIMATES ARE REVISED DOWNWARDS -- The number of people living with HIV continues to rise but is lower than previously estimated -- While total numbers of people living with HIV have risen, overall prevalence has not changed -- Understanding the data and estimates -- PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA -- Use of insecticide-treated nets has increased substantially -- The poor do not benefit as much from malaria intervention coverage -- Studies are increasingly showing the impact of control measures -- Understanding the data and estimates -- REDUCING DEATHS FROM TOBACCO -- Tobacco use is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of death -- Tobacco use is high in many countries -- Efforts to control tobacco use reach only 5% of the world's population -- Understanding the data and estimates -- BREAST CANCER: mortality and screening -- Less than a quarter of women had breast cancer screening -- Even in countries where screening is common, there are huge differences according to wealth status -- Lifetime risk of dying from breast cancer: 1 in 30 in high-income countries -- Understanding the data and estimates -- DIVERGENT TRENDS IN MORTALITY SLOW DOWN IMPROVEMENTS IN LIFE EXPECTANCY IN EUROPE -- Eastern Europe has seen only modest increases in life expectancy.

Excess mortality in eastern Europe occurs mainly in adult men -- Excess mortality is due to noncommunicable diseases and injuries -- Understanding the data and estimates -- MONITORING DISEASE OUTBREAKS: meningococcal meningitis in Africa -- Almost 55 000 cases and 4000 deaths reported in 2007 -- Districts are the primary unit for surveillance and response -- Understanding the data and estimates -- FUTURE TRENDS IN GLOBAL MORTALITY: major shifts in cause of death patterns -- Noncommunicable conditions will cause over three quarters of all deaths in 2030 -- The top 20 causes of death in 2030 -- Understanding the data and estimates -- REDUCING IMPOVERISHMENT AND CATASTROPHIC HEALTH CARE SPENDING -- 150 million people suffer catastrophic health care costs each year -- Out-of-pocket payments are the main cause of catastrophic spending -- Understanding the data and estimates -- REFERENCES -- Part 2: Global health indicators -- Mortality and burden of disease -- Health service coverage -- Risk factors -- Health systems resources -- Inequities in health care and health outcome -- Demographic and socioeconomic statistics -- Footnotes and explanatory notes -- Mortality and burden of disease -- Health service coverage -- Risk factors -- Health systems resources -- Inequities in health care and health outcome -- Demographic and socioeconomic statistics -- WHO regional groupings -- Income groupings.