Sources for International Data

WorldMapper -- University of Sheffield, The Leverhulme Trust, University of Michigan, Geographical Association
Want to see the world in a whole new way?  This site presents maps using equal area cartograms, which are also known as density-equalising maps. The cartogram re-sizes each territory according to the variable (such as births, youth literacy, population under 1, etc.) being mapped. The maps and data files cover 200 territories, mainly United Nation Member States plus a few others to include at least 99.95% of the world's population. 

International Health Data Reference Guide-- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on the availability of selected national vital, hospital, health personnel resources, and population0based health survey statistics. Information for the nations included in the guides is obtained from the government and official agencies that are listed in the guide for further reference.

• 2003 
• 2001 
• 1999 
• 1997 
• 1995 

Population Reference Bureau: World Data 
This database contains data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states. (Not all countries have data on all variables.)

HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map (Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology)
HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. This freely available Web site integrates outbreak data of varying reliability, ranging from news sources (such as Google News) to curated personal accounts (such as ProMED) to validated official alerts (such as World Health Organization).

International Programs Center (IPC)-- US Census Bureau 

• International Data Base (IDB) 
  "The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas  of the world." 
  • Country Summary
    • Display data for selected countries.
  • Population Pyramids
    • Display graphs of the population, by age and sex.
  • Tables
    • Demographic data for selected indicators, countries and user-selected regions, and years.
  • Countries Ranked by Total Population
    • Find the largest countries for any year 1950 to 2050.
  • World Population Information 
  • Download IDB Program and Data to PC 
• HIV/AIDS Surveillance (International) 
• Publications & Reports
  • This list includes publications and other products issued since 1990 by the former Centers or the IPC.
• Census Dates for Countries and Areas of the World: 1945 to 2014 
• International Statistical Agencies 

World Health Organization 
Other offerings from WHO include:

• Data & Statistics
  • Ten Statistics Highlights in Global Public Health (pdf)
  • World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
    • World Health Statistics Core Health Indicators 
    • Statistical Annexes of the World Health Report 
    • Regional and Member States Information 
    • Health Personnel 
    • HIV/AIDS 
    • Tuberculosis 
    • Malaria 
    • Polio 
    • Global Alcohol Database 
    • Vitamin & Mineral Nutrition Information System 
    • Immunizations 
    • Reproductive Health 
    • Blindness 
    • Burden of Disease statistics
      • Death and DALY estimates for 2002 by cause for WHO Member States [xls 3.03Mb] 
      • Projections of mortality and burden of disease to 2030
      • Global Burden of Disease Estimates
        Incidence, prevalence, mortality, YLL, YLD and DALYs by sex, cause and region, estimates for 2002. Earlier estimates for 2000 and 2001 are also available here.
      • Burden of Disease Project 
        The Global Burden of Disease project: results for 2002 and earlier years, methods, documentation and publications. Manuals, resources and software for carrying out national burden of disease studies
      • Healthy Life Expectancy 
      • Life Expectancy 
  • WHO Global InfoBase 
    The WHO Global InfoBase is a data warehouse that collects, stores and displays information on chronic diseases and their risk factors for all WHO member states
  • Global Health Atlas 
    In a single electronic platform, the WHO’s Communicable Disease Global Atlas is bringing together for analysis and comparison standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels
    • Data Query: browse, view, query, search the contents of the WHO’s Communicable Disease database 
    • Interactive Mapping: select geographic areas of interest and create maps of diseases 
    • Maps and Resources: static maps and related documents 
  • Regional Statistics
    • AFRO's Global Health 
    • Regional Core Data Initiative (PAHO)
    • SE Asia Country Reported Data for Basic Health & Health-Related Indicators 
    • European Health for All Database 
    • Eastern Mediterranean Country Profiles 
    • Western Pacific demographics, health indicators, and core indicators 
• InfoNation 
  Statistics and information for students about each of the Member States of the United Nations. Find out about nations' economies, population, health and medical, and much more.
• World Health Report
  • Statistical Tables 
• Mortality Data
  • Mortality Database: Tables
    • Table 1: Number of Registered Deaths 
      Number of registered deaths, by cause, sex and age. (Population and live birth data are provided at the bottom of the table. Before using these data to calculate death rates, users should consult Table 4 on estimated levels of coverage)
    • Table 2: Infant deaths 
      Infant deaths: Number of deaths by cause, sex and age
    • Table 3: Estimated completeness of mortality data for latest year 
      The proportion of all deaths which are registered in the population covered by the vital registration system for a country. For completeness less than 100% the figures refer to completeness of adult deaths. Completeness of child deaths is likely to be lower in many countries.
    • Table 4: Estimated coverage of mortality data for latest year 
      Coverage is calculated by dividing the total deaths reported for a country-year from the vital registration system by the total deaths estimated by WHO for that year for the national population.
  • Estimates of child and adult mortality and life expectancy at birth by country 
  • Modified Logit Life Table System 
  • Child Mortality 
  • Cause of Death Statistics 
  • Life Tables & Methods for WHO Member States
    • Life Tables for WHO Member States 
• Health Metrics Network
  • Country Log Book 
• Links to National Health-Related Sites 
• Epidemic & Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
  Covers epidemics, descriptions of diseases, GIS and public health, bioterrorism, and antimicrobial resistance.
  • Disease outbreak news 
  • Diseases covered by EPR 
• Health topics 
• Immunization monitoring 
• Tuberculosis Data 
• HIV/AIDS Facts and Figures 
• WHO Periodicals
  Bulletin of WHO, WHO Drug Information, Weekly Epidemiological Report, frequently requested reports (ICD-10, obesity, climate change and human health), and WHO technical reports.
• Child & Adolescent Health & Development
  Includes reproductive health, school health, & substance abuse.
• Millennium Development Goal Indicators Database
  • Country Profiles 
  • Data Series 
• Site Index 
  Not sure what you need until you see it?  Go to the site index and explore.  
• Discussion Papers 
  Cover many topics related to methodologies of estimates, life expectancy/tables and disease burden, income, and other topics related to health that WHO collects data.

Data and Statistics (World Bank)

• Education Database 
• GenderStats 
  "GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators designed with user-friendly, menu-driven features. It offers statistical and other data in modules on several subjects. The data in each module is presented in ready-to-use format. Users have the option of saving the country views in Excel (or another spreadsheet software) to customize them for their own reports."
• Health, Nutrition, and Population data 
• PovCalNet (poverty data)
• Country Statistical Information 

United Nations Population Fund 

• State of the Worlds Population 

United Nations Development Program Human Development Reports 

• Statistics of the Human Development Reports 
  Includes Human Development Index, the Human Poverty Index, and Gender Related Indices
  • Getting and using the data
    • By country 
    • By indicator 
    • By table 
    • Build your own tables 
    • Human Development World Maps 

United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Population Division 

• World Population Prospects 
• World Fertility Patterns 

UNICEF Publications 

• State of the World's Children
  • 2006 
  • 2005 
  • 2004 
  • 2003 
  • 2002 
  • 2001 
  • 2000 
  • 1999 
  • 1998 
  • 1997 
• Statistical Data
  Under -5 mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, etc.

LABORSTA-- database of labour statistics-- (International Labour Office)
View and download labor data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories.

CANCERMondial (International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC))
This site has attempted to gather cancer statistics for 5 contintents.  They readily acknowledge that their data is incomplete, but it is as comprehensive as possible given the circumstances.  There 4 databases with statistics.

GlobalHealthReporting.org (Kaiser Family Foundation)
"Providing journalists and others with the latest information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria"  This site is more news/information oriented.  GlobalHealthFacts has more of the data!

• GlobalHealthFacts.org 
  "GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses. GlobalHealthFacts.org is a companion site to GlobalHealthReporting.org, a project operated by the Foundation with major support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."

Development Gateway 
Links to various intergovernmental agencies and non-profit organizations that provide support for developing countries. Includes:

• International Monetary Fund World Outlook Report 
• Country Data Gateway 
• International Country Risk Guide providing financial, political and economic risk ratings for 140 countries 

UC Atlas of Global Inequality 
The Atlas of Global Inequality explores aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics. All materials can be reproduced without charge if they are attributed to the UC Atlas of Global Inequality.

PAHO- Pan American Health Organization (UTSPH only) 

• Health in the Americas (2002) (e-book)
• Health Statistics in the Americas (2003) (e-book)
• Regional Core Data Initiatives in Health: 1995-2005
  • Online Table Generator 
  • Basic Indicators Brochure (pdf)
  • Country Health Profiles 
  • Atlas of Basic Health Indicators (Spanish version only)
• Country Health Profiles (1998)
• National Epidemiological Surveillance and Statistical Information Systems
  Links to Pan-American countries surveillance systems.
• Trends and Situation Analysis 
  Includes several epidemiological tools and publications.

OECD Health Data (UTSPH only)
This site has an enormous collection of health data but it does require a large download before using it. The data ranges from as far back as 1960 to 2001 or 2002. It covers: health status, health care utilization, health care resources, expenditures on health, health care financing, demographics, and economic references.

OECD Statistics Portal: Data by Topic 

Nationmaster.com 
"Welcome to NationMaster.com, a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease."

HIV/AIDs Surveillance-- US Census Bureau 
Includes the HIV/AIDS surveillance database, country profiles, and MAP (Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic) Network.

Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS 

• HIV Data
  • Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
  • Methodology for data calculations 
  • Epidemic Update 2006 
  • Report on the Global Aids Epidemic 2006 
•  Information by Region 
• Information by Country 
• Publications 

World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) 

• HIV/AIDS 

Other Web Sites 

Statistical Resources on the Web-- International 
This site provides a great collectionof links to data sources along with descriptions of what is available.

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