Classifying the WHO European countries by noncommunicable diseases and risk factors.

Background: In the twenty-first century, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major obstacle to global development and the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the United Nations. The WHO (World Health Organization) European Region lacks comprehensive understanding of NCD risk factors, the NCDs they trigger, and the more disadvantaged countries.

Objective: This study aims to classify the countries in the European Region at the country level based on NCDs and their key risk factors.

Comparison of the Bulut Index-Beta method and Global Health Security Index: results from the world's countries.

Background/aim: The Global Health Security Index (GHSI), which is used to assess the global health security preparedness levels of countries, and the Bulut Index-Beta (BI-β) method, developed as a multicriteria decision-making method, were compared in terms of global health security in the context of the world's countries. It was aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of the BI-β method by testing it on GHSI datasets and contribute to the methodological development of the GHSI.

Materials And Methods: The datasets used in this study were the publicly available GHSI datasets, which allow for comparative evaluations of countries.