LibGuides: Global Health: Data and Statistics

Core Data and Statistics sources

WHO Global Health Observatory
The Global Health Observatory (GHO) is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics from around the world.
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The aim of the GHO is to:
-compile and verify major sources of health data;
-provide easy access to country data and metadata;
-present scientifically sound information in user-friendly formats.
WHO annual World Health Statistics report
WHO's annual World Health Statistics reports present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States.
Global Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. A project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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The KFF's global health gateway serves as an online clearinghouse for the latest data and information on the U.S. role in global health. It brings together original policy analysis and research from the Foundation, provides the new daily news synthesis, Daily Global Health Policy Report, tracks legislation through a new Policy Tracker, and features fact sheets, country-level data through Kaiser's Global Health Facts, and more. These resources are designed to offer a comprehensive picture of the U.S. global health policy landscape, highlighting key issues facing policymakers, journalists, non governmental organizations, and others working in the global health arena. The Foundation receives substantial support for the global health gateway and its work on global health policy from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
UNdata
A single entry point to United Nations statistical databases.
UNICEF Customized Statistical Tables
"The statistical tool includes economic and social data from 195 countries and territories, with particular reference to children’s well-being. Users can choose their countries and indicators to build tables on the fly, or download the numbers into an Excel spreadsheet. These statistics are derived from UNICEF’s flagship publication, The State of the World’s Children." [provider description]
World Bank Open Data
Download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources.

Additional Global Data Sites

CANCERMondial
Provides data on cancer incidence world-wide. Managed by the Cancer Information Section (CIN) of WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN)
Contains over 70 key health indicators obtained from 11 carefully selected and internationally recognized data sources. From USAID.
Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx)
The GHDx is a data catalog listing information about microdata, aggregated data, and research results with a focus on health-related and demographic datasets.
MEASURE Demographic and Health Surveys
National and sub-national data on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs, infectious diseases, reproductive health and nutrition.

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
National, regional, and global socio-economic data and time series from the World Bank, current
Current; published by the World Bank, WDI contains statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2003 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.