Table 1

Summary of radiation emergency preparedness capacity at global and regional levels

No capacityLevel 1 capacityLevel 2 and 3 capacityLevel 4 and 5 capacityNumber of reporting countries
All data (Global)5233438171
AFRO65138447
AMRO321344129
EMRO1121214719
EURO00336751
SEARO927451811
WPRO523343814
  • Data presented in column 2, 3, 4 and 5 represent the percentage of the countries at different capacity scores.

  • AFRO, WHO African Region; AMRO, WHO Region for the Americas; EMRO, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region; EURO, WHO European Region; SEARO, WHO South-East Asia Region; WPRO, WHO Western Pacific Region.