European health report 2018
WHO’s flagship publication, the European health report 2018, welcomes an increase in life expectancy and reductions in premature mortality, but warns that smoking, alcohol, overweight and obesity and under-vaccination are hindering progress in some countries. The European health report, reveals that life expectancy in the WHO European Region continues to rise, and that some European countries enjoy the highest sense of “life satisfaction” recorded anywhere in the world. However, significant discrepancies between countries across numerous key indicators, and the failure to halt or substantially reverse the negative effects of tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, and under-vaccination remain causes for real concern.
Related Content
- Tobacco use and mental health: A Policy brief (2020)
- Environmental indicator report 2018
- Health effects of diesel 'cost European taxpayers billions'
- How to decarbonise European transport by 2050
- Public health and climate change adaptation policies in the European Union 2018
- Air quality in Europe: 2018 report