Individual targets - summary of progress
Target 1: reduce premature mortality in Europe
Target 2: increase life expectancy in Europe
Target 3: reduce inequities in Europe
Target 4: enhance the well-being of the European population
Target 5: universal health coverage and the right to health
Target 6: national targets or goals set by Member States
Target 1: reduce premature mortality in Europe
Summary of progress: premature mortality from NCDs
- Europe on track to reduce premature mortality
- Cardiovascular diseases and cancer: leading causes of premature mortality
- Countries not on track to reach global NCD target despite declining tobacco use
- European Region has highest levels of alcohol consumption and related harm
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity alarmingly high and on the rise
- International study shows overweight in 23% of 11-year-olds
Summary of progress: vaccine-preventable diseases
- Measles cases increase despite improved overall vaccination coverage
- Polio transmission outside Europe underlines need for constant vigilance
Summary of progress: external causes
- Mortality from external causes and injuries declining since 2002
- Men comprise 75% of people dying in road traffic accidents
- Suicide remains important health problem despite declining trends
Target 2: increase life expectancy in Europe
Summary of progress
- Gap in life expectancy at birth between countries still more than a decade
- Life expectancy above average at birth and below at age 65 in some countries
Target 3: reduce inequities in Europe
Summary of progress
- Gap between highest and lowest infant mortality rates has shrunk
- Wide variation in proportion of children not enrolled in primary school
- Differences in unemployment rates decreasing, but recent changes small
- Policies to tackle inequities exist in 31 countries in 2013
Target 4: enhance the well-being of the European population
Summary of progress
- Life satisfaction scores vary: more work needed to understand the differences
- Highest rate of older people with social support more than twice the lowest
- Many rural homes still lacking piped water and improved sanitation facilities
- Country experience of monitoring well-being
Target 5: universal health coverage and the right to health
Summary of progress
- Moving towards universal health coverage still requires considerable action
- Maternal mortality still varies widely, despite a general decline
Target 6: national targets or goals set by Member States
Summary of progress
- Goals and targets set for health and well-being in over 50% of countries
- Implementation of health policies aligned with Health 2020 increasing
