European Union Compared by Health > Drug access
DEFINITION:
Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
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Interesting observations about Health > Drug access
- Spain ranked first for drug access amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Fiji ranked first for drug access amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Qatar ranked first for drug access amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Austria ranked first for drug access amongst Cold countries in 2000.
- Hungary ranked first for drug access amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- Israel ranked third for drug access amongst Former British colonies in 2000.
- Cuba ranked first for drug access amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2000.
- Swaziland ranked first for drug access amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2000.
- Algeria ranked first for drug access amongst Former French colonies in 2000.
- Italy ranked third for drug access amongst European Union in 2000.
