Health Statistics
Health statistics incorporate a variety of data types. The most common statistics reported are vital (birth, death, marriage, divorce rates), morbidity (incidence of disease in a population) and mortality (the number of people who die of a certain disease compared with the total number of people). Other common statistical data reported are health care costs, the demographic distribution of disease based on geographic, gender variables, and data on the socioeconomic status. Production of health statistics is one of the key responsibilities of the National Bureau of Statistics. The following are publications related to health statistics produced and disseminated by the National Bureau of Statistics.