LibGuides: Health Statistics: International Statistics

WHOSIS

World Health Organization – Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)

https://www.who.int/data/gho/whs-annex/

▫Health-related epidemiological and statistical information

▫Interactive database for core health statistics on the 193 WHO members

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

http://www.paho.org

Information exclusively on the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), founded in 1902, is the world’s oldest international public health agency. It provides technical cooperation and mobilizes partnerships to improve health and quality of life in the countries of the Americas. PAHO is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American System and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Together with WHO, PAHO is a member of the United Nations system.

UNICEF

https://data.unicef.org/

the United Nations Children’s Fund

https://www.unicef.org/

UNICEF measures the situation of children and women and tracks progress through data collection and analysis. It maintains and updates global databases and promotes dissemination of evidence-based data for planning and advocacy. UNICEF is the lead United Nations (UN) agency responsible for the global monitoring of the child-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

▫Created in 1946 by the United Nations to provide food, clothing, and health care to European children after WWII

▫Active in 191 countries and territories

▫Assists countries in data collection through Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)