This pocketbook provides a selection of figures on health and health determinants. It responds to a growing demand of EU health policy for comprehensive, consistent and comparable health data and indicators. A more complete overview of health indicators can be found in the Panorama publication "Key data on health". The present selection in pocketbook format focuses on some core items. This third edition of the Pocket on Health contributes to the aim of the current programme of Community action in the field of public health.