Environment & Health
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Environmental Burden of DiseaseThe country profiles provide estimates of burden of disease in the country by environmental risk factor.
- Population Reference Bureau(See above under Maternal & Child Health)
- ToxnetDatabases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
- NLM GatewayThe NLM Gateway has transitioned to a new pilot project featuring Meeting Abstracts
and Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj).
For more information, please click on the About link above. - Toxics Release InventoryTRI is a database containing data on disposal or other releases of over 650 toxic chemicals from thousands of U.S. facilities and information about how facilities manage those chemicals through recycling, energy recovery, and treatment.
HIV/AIDS
- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)Country profiles provide information and statistics about the HIV/AIDS situation in the 15 focus countries. They also provide information about the response efforts being funded by PEPFAR.
General Demographic, Health, and Development Information
- Association of Schools and Programs of Public HealthThe Association of Schools of Public Health represents the 40 Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited schools of public health.
- Association of Schools of Public Health in the European RegionASPHER is the key independent organisation in Europe dedicated to strengthening the role of public health by improving education and training of public health professionals for both practice and research.
- Canadian Public Health AssociationThe Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)The data and statistics section provides access to various reports and datasets by health topic (e.g., injury & violence). Most of the datasets focus on the domestic population as this is the main mandate of the CDC.
- Council on Education for Public HealthThe Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and certain public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health.
- Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS)Reports summarizing the findings from each DHS are available by country. The STATcompiler section allows users to select indicators of interest and create their own tables.
- DIRLINEAn online directory of health organizations maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- Millennium Development Goals (MDG)This site consolidates information from various sources to serve as the main clearinghouse for MDG-related data. Users can view maps showing global progress on MDGs by indicator or browse by specific country.
- Organization for Economic Co-Operation and DevelopmentAn international source of statistical information. Click on statistics and browse the many sub-categories available.
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health WorkforceA public health web portal for information on multiple topics. Links to the individual partners are also included.
- Population Reference BureauThe “datafinder” section allows users to select a country or set of country and view data on population trends, education, the environment, and reproductive health issues among other topics. It also allows users to select by state within the U.S.
- Population, Health & Nutrition database from USAIDThis database provides information on child survival, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, infectious disease control, and maternal health for most countries around the world.
- Public Health Association of AustraliaPublic Health Association of Australia promotes and represents its members in matters of public health policy, development, research and training and supports professional development of its members.
- Public Health Association of New ZealandThe PHA is a voluntary association that takes a leading role in promoting public health and influencing public policy.
- U.S. Census BureauThis site provides demographic data for countries and regions. It also shows country population pyramids.
- UK Public Health AssociationA unifying and powerful voice for the public's health and well being in the UK, focusing on the need to eliminate inequalities in health, promote sustainable development and combat anti-health forces.
- UNESCO PortalPromotes international co-operation in the fields of education, science, culture and communication. Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.
- UNICEFThe “info by country” section allows users to select a country or region to get news information and statistics. The statistics include nutrition, education, women’s issues, and child protection
- World Bank DataThe data and research section allows users to browse development indicators by country. It also has reports that provide global and regional summaries of indicators about a specific development topic (e.g., environment)
- World Health OrganizationThis site provides health data from all 193 countries that are WHO members. It includes data on mortality, specific diseases, risk factors, and health systems.
- Gender Statisticsfrom the WorldDatabank