MGH Guides: Global Health & International Literature: Background & Statistics

Background Information and Statistics

Global Health Data Exchange (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)
Global Health Observatory (World Health Organization)

Data and analyses, country profiles, and more.
NationMaster

Commercial but free web site (Australian web technology company) with data from multiple global sources - option to create graphs and charts.
Pan American Health Organization

Statistics for North and South America plus Health Topics and Country Health Profiles.
The World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligency Agency)

Standard reference for country profiles, including geography, history, language, and statistics.
U.S. Global Health Policy (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Statistics related to U.S. role in global health.
UNICEF - Information by Country

Data with focus on the health care of children.
UN Data

Aggregate search for multiple statistical databases including Distat, the United Nations Disability Statistics Database.
World Bank Open Data

Free and open access to global development data.