COM 355: Global Health Communication

Basic demographic, government, and economic info by country.

This is your source for statistical data for nearly every country around the world. In addition to statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions are available

Click on 'UNDP around the world' to choose a specific country. Look in the 'About' tab for specific references to current challenges in the country.

The World Bank Open Data project provides easy-to-use access to a variety of development indicators (e.g., poverty, education). They have more advanced datasets as well, but this is the best place to start for new researchers.

From Economist Impact - Index of food security issues related to affordability, availability, and quality across 113 countries

Overview of findings from the Global Burden of Disease survey by country administered by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE)

Brief fact sheets of basic population, health information, and mortality statistics for WHO member countries.

These statistics cover: population and migration, economic trends, economic globalization, prices, energy, labor, science and technology, environment, education, public finance, quality of life, and inequality.

Country index for IMF publications.

Search across World Bank documents, including World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers

Includes links to a COVID-19 tracker, global health budget tracker, and more.

This think tank conducts research on health policy topics, including Medicaid enrollment, cost of healthcare, and more.

Use the "Health Topics," "Countries," and "Data" tabs to locate background information.
Selected sites and reference books for getting background information on global health topics.