International Statistics
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Pan American Country Health Profiles
- Source: CIHI
- Contents: Data On-line for Population, Health, and Nutrition (DOLPHN) with data from the UN, World Health Organization, World Bank, and the U.S. Bureau of Census; family planning and health data from regional tables; and selective country health profiles
- Data categories: demographics, child survival, vaccination coverage, access to water/sanitation, infant mortality, fertility, and population
United Nations Statistics Division
- Source: Pan American Health Organization
- Contents: health and demographic statistics and health program information
- Data categories: indicators on health risks, demographics, socioeconomics, access to resources, and statistics on the health of special population groups
FAOSTAT
- Source: United Nations Statistics Division
- Contents: Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 and More Inhabitants, Social Indicators, Site Map of UN Statistics Division
- Data categories: population, unemployment, life expectancy, infant and child mortality, fertility, contraceptive use, maternal mortality, school life expectancy, income, illiteracy, access to safe water and sanitation, and number of people per room
Foreign Trade Division Statistics
- Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States
- Contents: multilingual database of comprehensive international statistics
- Data categories: food production, trade, shipments, fertilizer, land use, forest and fishery products, agricultural machinery, and nutrition
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau
- Contents: import/export statistics, commodity trade data by country, monthly trade statistics, and historical trade information
- Data categories: imports and exports by SITC commodity and trade balances
Handbook of International Economic Statistics
- Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Contents: links to the Directorate of Intelligence (history, mission, reference aids); international economic statistics
- Data categories: gross domestic product, labor, energy, and industry products
InfoNationInternational Agriculture
- Source: United Nations Statistics Division
- Contents: comparative data on member nations
- Data categories: geography, economy, population, and social indicators
International Database
- Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Contents: international agriculture statistics searchable by region
OECD Statistics
- Source: United States Bureau of the Census International Program Center
- Contents: 227 "independent states, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty"
- Data categories: population by age and sex, vital rates, infant mortality, life tables, fertility, child survivorship, migration, marital status, family planning, ethnicity, religion, language, literacy, labor force, employment, income, and households
DataFinder
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Contents: statistics regarding OECD member countries
- Data categories: statistics on health, transportation, economy, education, technology and industry, public sector, development, agriculture,environment, finance, energy, and much more. Alternate OECD Statistics entry site. Also a very useful guide to Other Statistical Sources, including other nations and organizations.
- Source: Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit organization
- Contents: links to statistical sites for 100 countries
- Data categories: demographics, economy, education, environment, gender, policy, and reproductive health
Statistics and Indicators on the World's Women
- Source: Selected tables from The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics produced by the Fourth World Conference on Women
- Contents: 220 countries or areas
- Data categories: population, health, education, work, and government positions
World Education IndicatorsWorld Health Organization Statistical Information System
- Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Mission: to provide access to international education statistics
- Contents: international statistics on access to schooling, illiteracy, pupil-teacher ratio, public expenditures on education, internal efficiency, and participation in education
- Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
- Contents: health and health-related statistical information
- Data categories: health statistics by topic and disease, country immunization profiles, population estimates and projections, classifications of diseases, and links to other health statistics websites
