Indicators

Health indicators tracked across the 37 countries and areas of the WHO Western Pacific Region. Each card summarises a single indicator with its latest headline value where available.

Strengthening regulations on e-cigarettes

22 countries

ban or regulate e-cigarettes (as of 2024).

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Number of nurses

9 million

of the world's nurses (30% of the global total) are from the Western Pacific Region

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Continued increase in malaria cases in the Western Pacific Region

9% increase

in malaria cases from 2023 to 2024.

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Zero-dose children

1.6 million

children in the Region lack access to or are never reached by routine immunization services in 2024

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TB Incidence Rate

131 per 100 000

population was the estimated TB incidence for the Region in 2024. (95% uncertainty interval: 112–152)

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People requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

129.8 million people

in the Western Pacific Region requiring intervention against NTDs in 2024

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UHC service coverage index and Financial hardship

2 countries

have higher UHC SCI and lower Financial hardship compared to the Regional average

Treatment coverage of HIV

64 percent

of people living with HIV in the Region received antiretroviral treatment in 2024, increased from 12% in 2010.

HPV Vaccination Coverage

8 percent

of girls in the Region aged 9 to 14 years were vaccinated for HPV

Prevalence of diabetes

1 in 7 adults

aged 30 years and above in the region have diabetes

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Myopia at epidemic levels

8 out of 10

young people are affected by Myopia, reaching epidemic levels in some countries in the Region

Human Cases of Rabies

>10 000 cases

of rabies were reported in the Western Pacific region between 2013 and 2024

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life

ranged from 35% to 76%

based on the latest available data from 18 WPR countries.

Treatment of hepatitis B remain sub-optimal

1 in 5

people diagnosed with hepatitis B have been treated

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Diagnosis of hepatitis B remain sub-optimal

1 in 4

people living with hepatitis B have been diagnosed

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Deaths by drowning

84 000 deaths

are caused by drowning in the Western Pacific every year.

Strengthening regulations on e-cigarettes

17 countries

ban or regulate e-cigarettes (as of 2022)

Estimated Malaria Incidence

44% decrease

in the estimated number of malaria cases in the region between 2000 and 2023.

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Continued increase in measles cases in the Western Pacific Region

743%

increase in measles cases from 2022 to 2024

Declining deaths due to Tuberculosis

57% drop

in TB deaths in the Western Pacific between 2000-2023

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Sexual Harassment in Asia and the Pacific

75 percent

of women have experienced sexual harassment in Asia and the Pacific

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Cervical Cancer in Western Pacific Region

145 700 women

were diagnosed, and 74 900 women died from cervical cancer in the Region (2020).

Human Cases of Rabies

8740 cases

of human rabies were reported in the Western Pacific region between 2013 and 2023.

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life

38% infants

under 6 months were exclusively breastfed in the region between 2016 and 2022.

Deaths by Drowning

80 000 deaths

are caused by drowning in the Western Pacific every year.

Number of children not protected by e-cigarette regulations

At least 58 million

children (< 19 yrs) in the region are living in countries without any e-cigarette regulations.

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Reported Malaria Incidence

67% decrease

in the reported number of malaria cases in the region between 2000 and 2022.

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Increasing measles cases in the Region

259%

increase in measles cases from 2022 to 2023

Declining deaths due to Tuberculosis

53% drop

TB deaths in the Western Pacific between 2000-2022

Increasing prevalence of Edentulism in the Region

92 million (6.2%)

of cases of edentulism (tooth loss) among people aged 20 years or more.

Unpaid care work by gender

4.1 times more

hours per day is spent by women in unpaid care work compared to men in Asia and the Pacific.

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Improved health service coverage, at a cost

In 2021,

coverage increased to 79 from 49 in 2000, but almost 20% faced catastrophic health expenditures.

Non-partner sexual violence (NPSV) in lifetime

6% of women

aged 15 years and older experienced NPSV at least once in their lifetime.

Intimate & non-partner sexual violence in lifetime

25% of women

have experienced one or both of these forms- IPV or NPSV at least once in their lifetime

Intimate partner violence (IPV) in past year

8% of women

aged 15-49 experienced IPV in the form of physical and/or sexual violence in the past 12 months

Intimate partner violence (IPV) in lifetime

20% of women

aged 15-49 experienced IPV in the form of physical and/or sexual violence at least once

Deaths by drug-resistant bacterial infections

5.2 million deaths

may be caused by drug-resistant bacterial infections in the Western Pacific between 2020-2030.

Proportion of Death due to Rabies

40% reduction

of fatal rabies cases from 2019-2021 in the Philippines.

Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months

39% of infants

under 6 months are exclusively breastfed in the Region.

Prevalence of HBsAg in less than 5 year olds (%)

92% reduction

in estimated prevalence of HBV infections among children in the region between 2000 and 2019.

Number of Drowning Deaths

38% decrease

in drowning deaths in the Region between 2000 and 2019 (from 120 000 to 74 000 deaths per year).

Estimated foodborne illness

50 000 deaths

reported annually, from unsafe food in the Western Pacific Region.

Estimated Malaria Incidence

50% decrease

in estimated number of malaria cases in the Region between 2000 and 2021.

Zero-Dose Children

45% increase

in zero-dose children in the Western Pacific Region from around 960 000 in 2019 to 1.4 million in 2021.

TB Incidence and Number of Deaths

38% increase

in TB deaths and 6.5% increase in TB incidence in 2021 compared to the previous year

women in 2000,

76%

die in pregnancy and childbirth in the Region.

countries

10 out of 22

eliminated the disease by 2019, as validated by WHO.

estimated number of people

1.5M

living with HIV receiving treatment in the Western Pacific Region in 2021.

median number per 100K population

7.4 & 1.5

of mental health nurses and psychiatrists in the Region, respectively.

human deaths annually

59 000

is estimated to be caused by rabies over 150 countries, with 95% of cases occurring in Africa and Asia.

per 100 000 population

7.2

for WPR in 2019, a global estimate, representing a 15% reduction from the age-standardized suicide rate of 8.4 per 100 000 population in 2013.

Hepatitis B and C treatment uptake

5% & 10%

of people living with Hepatitis B and C, respectively, have received treatment by end of 2019 in the Western Pacific.

Transitions from an ageing to aged societies

9 countries

need less than 25 years to transition from ageing to aged societies

Healthy life expectancy at birth

68.6 years

the average healthy life expectancy in 2019, an increase in 4 years the past two decades