Other High Income

Nearly 1 billion people live in High Income Countries. They sustain the highest life expectancy, lowest incidence of disease, lowest poverty rate, and lowest child mortality rate in the world. As a group they are experiencing a decrease in the annual population growth rate and slow economic growth, which could lead to economic difficulties as the population ages.

Chapter Presentations

Chapter 01. Investing in Health
  1. Rate of Change in Life Expectancy, 1960-2002, By World Bank Region
Chapter 04. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions
  1. Leading Causes of Disease Burden, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
  2. Disease Burden Distribution, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
  3. Disease Burden Distribution, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
  4. Leading Causes of Disease Burden, by Select World Bank Region, 2001
Chapter 10. Gender Differentials in Health
  1. Gender Ratio of Conditions that Affect Women Disproportionately, 2001
  2. Percentage of DALYs Resulting from Selected Conditions Specific to Women, 2001
  3. Burden of Disease, By Gender and Region, 2001
Chapter 20. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  1. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Hib and Hepatitis B, 2001
  2. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Measles and Yellow Fever, 2001
  3. Deaths Averted by Vaccination for Tetanus and Polio, 2001
Chapter 28. Stunting, Wasting, and Micronutrient Deficiency Disorders
  1. Vitamin A Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
  2. Zinc Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
  3. Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
  4. Percent of Underweight Children Under Age Five, By Region
  5. Childhood Deaths and DALYs Attributable to Being Underweight, By Region
  6. Iodine Deficiency Among Children Under Age Five, By Region
Chapter 26. Maternal and Perinatal Conditions
  1. Estimates of Maternal Mortality, By Region, 2000
Chapter 31. Mental Disorders
  1. Disease Burden of Selected Major Psychiatric Disorders, By Region, 2001
Chapter 46. Tobacco Addiction
  1. Global Tobacco Deaths, By Gender, 2000

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