European Health Report 2018: More than numbers — evidence for all
Our flagship report maps health trends, charts progress towards achieving health goals and provides an advance base for health policy.
Our flagship report maps health trends, charts progress towards achieving health goals and provides an advance base for health policy.
The publication of the European health report every three years gives readers – including policy-makers, politicians, public health specialists and journalists – a vital snapshot of health in the WHO European Region and progress towards health and well-being for all. The 2018 report also shows trends in and progress towards the goals of Health 2020, the European health policy, and reveals some gaps in progress, inequalities and areas of concern and uncertainty, where action must be taken.
The publication of the European health report every three years is an opportunity to focus on progress towards genuine health and well-being for all. The 2015 report presents the progress made since the baseline. An assessment of the available data on all the targets reveals that the European Region is on track, but much potential remains for further health gains and reductions in inequalities.
Like its predecessors, the 2012 European health report describes both the overall improvements in health in the WHO European Region and their uneven distribution within and between countries.