The Impact of COVID-19 on Health: Insights from the World Health Statistics Report 2022
The World Health Statistics Report, published annually by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides a comprehensive overview of health and health-related indicators for its 194 Member States. This authoritative report, initiated in 2005, is a collaborative effort between the Division of Data, Analytics, and Delivery for Impact and various technical departments and Regional Offices of the WHO. The latest edition, released in 2022, delves into more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and WHO's Triple Billion targets, with a particular emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 and its Impact on SDG Indicators Chapter 1 of the report presents up-to-date data on various aspects of COVID-19, including case numbers, deaths, excess mortality, vaccinations, and the pandemic's effect on essential health services. It sheds light on the ramifications of COVID-19 on SDG indicators using the available data. Disparities in COVI...