International
- World Bank Development IndicatorsWorld Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
- Socio-Economic Differences in Health, Nutrition, and Population within Developing CountriesWorld Bank
This site presents basic HNP data inequalities within 56 low- and middle-income countries. The data are drawn from 95 household surveys undertaken in these countries by the Demographic and Health Survey project between 1990 and 2005. - World Health OrganizationBe sure to use data and statistics and publications sections
- WHO | World Health StatisticsReports from 2005-2010
- World Bank Institute (WBI) -- Health SystemsWBI helps countries improve their health systems by making knowledge available and helping build leadership skills and consensus around health system solutions.
- Passport GMIDFind consumer trends and lifestyles statistics and reports, such as smoking, obesity and other health issues.
World statistics not European! - EMIS ProfessionalFor news on emerging markets and global developments. Includes foreign language content.
- OECD iLibraryData and reports from Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development
- International Human Development IndicatorsFrom the United Nations Human Development Report
- Global Health InitiativeFrom the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- CountryData (by PRS Group)Financial, political and economic risk ratings, some data back to 1984.
Over 75 variables for more than 150 countries including ratings and data from the International Country Risk Guide and Coplin O'Leary PRS Forecast. Updated monthly with archives back to 1984. Note: CountryData offers spreadsheet data only. For PRS text and analysis, see International Country Risk Guide and Political Risk Services, both found in LexisNexis.
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- Click on the homepage link to CountryData under - ProQuest Statistical UniverseStatistical information from the U.S. , local and international governments and organizations and associations.
- OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web(University of Auckland, New Zealand) Detailed information on access to official government resources from many countries.
- HealthMapHealthMap, a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children's Hospital founded in 2006, is an established global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats.
- World Bank eAtlas of Global DevelopmentThe eAtlas organizes 179 indicators from the World Bank’s development database into 25 key themes, such as Poverty: How Poor is Poor?, Education: Children at Work, Economy: People on the Move, and Environment: Energy Security and Climate Change.
Country Information
- IHS Global Insight: Country & Industry ForecastingGlobal Insight provides comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries. The information and analysis covers over 200 countries and spans more than 170 industries using a unique combination of expertise, models, data, and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision making.
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ReportsFull-text of Country Reports, Country Profiles, Country Finance and Country Commerce series, and Risk Briefing.
- World Factbook (CIA)The CIA's handbook of basic geographical and statistical information on the nations of the world. Includes maps.
- Europa World PlusFull text of the Europa World Year Book. Offers country reports, statistics and directories of over 250 countries and territories from all over the world.
- Country Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from regional bureaus.
- BBC News -- Country PorfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives. - Foreign Information by CountryThe University of Colorado Government Publications Library staff has assembled a straightforward collection of links of Web sites for approximately 245 countries/territories. Within each country's profile, links are grouped into seven categories: country profile, official government, articles and databases, diplomacy and aid, health, military and peacekeeping, related guides. (Some links are to Colorado resources, check to see if Tufts owns.)
