Background Users can view cross-nationally comparable data on the health workforce in the 193 WHO member states. The Global Atlas of the Health Workforce is a database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). This database allows users to view cross-nationally comparable data on the health workforce in the 193 WHO member states. Health workforce statistics includes the number or density of physicians, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, laboratory workers, community…
Global Health Atlas
Background Users can view statistics and generate cross-country comparisons pertaining to infectious diseases and health indicators in 193 WHO member states. The Global Health Atlas is a database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO) that provides information regarding infectious diseases in WHO member states. Health conditions include: malaria, HIV/AIDS, cholera, STIs, meningitis, and polio, among others. Data Notes Users can generate statistics regarding infectious diseases and health systems indicators…
Global Health Observatory (GHO)
Background Users can find data on a range of global health topics like mortality, the burden of disease, infectious diseases, risk factors and health expenditures. The Global Health Observatory (GHO) database is the World Health Organization’s main health statistics repository. Data is available for 193 World Health Organization member states on topics including but not limited to: Health related millennium goals, mortality, immunization, nutrition, infectious disease, non- communicable disease, tobacco…
Global InfoBase
Background Users can view cross-nationally comparable information pertaining to chronic diseases and their causes for the 193 WHO member states. The Global InfoBase is a database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). This database provides information pertaining to chronic diseases and their risk factors for WHO member states. Topics include: alcohol use, overweight, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, diet, physical activity, oral health, stroke, and tobacco use. Data Notes Users…
Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
Background Users can view and download data regarding youth health behaviors and risk factors from a variety of countries (including the United States). The Global School-based Student Health Survey is developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNESCO. The survey is conducted in schools around the world and looks at the health behaviors of students. The information is used…
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Global Youth Tobacco Survey
Background Users can download reports and data sets to gather information on tobacco use and other issues related to tobacco in youth for individual countries and regions. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey is a joint survey between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It tracks youth tobacco use across countries, using the same methodology. The core questionnaire is administered in each country…
WHO GeoNetwork
Users can view maps, spatial, and statistical information drawn from different databases around the world. In addition, users can download data sets pertaining to prevalence and location of health facilities. Background The World Health Organization GeoNetwork is a geographic information management system that contains geo-referenced data sets and maps to facilitate the planning and monitoring of health related activities and health conditions. Information is available regarding the prevalence and location…
GloboCan
Background Users can access data about cancer incidence and mortality for all the countries of the world as of 2008. GloboCan is a project of the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the World Health Organization (WHO). GloboCan presents estimates of the burden of cancer in 184 countries or territories around the world. Data Notes GloboCan provides access to the most recent estimates (from 2008) of the incidence and…
CANCERMondial
Background Users can access data about cancer statistics, specifically incidence and mortality worldwide for the 27 major types of cancer. Cancer Mondial is maintained by the Section of Cancer Information (CIN) of International Agency for Research on Cancer by the World Health Organization. Users can access CIN databases including GLOBOCAN, CI5(Cancer Incidence in Five Continents), WHO, ACCIS(Automated Childhood Cancer Information System), ECO (European Cancer Observatory), NORDCAN and Survcan. Data Notes…
Cancer Mortality Database
Users can access data related to cancer statistics from around the world. The majority of the data is focused on cancer mortality. Background The cancer mortality database was created and is maintained by the Section of Cancer Information at International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). It contains selected cancer mortality statistics by country, extracted from the World Health Organization (WHO) database. The original data have been converted and/or recoded…