Global Health

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.

Basic demographic, government, and economic info by country.

Access global development data by country

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

Overview of findings from the Global Burden of Disease survey by country.

Index of food security issues related to affordability, availability, and quality across 113 countries

Presents excellent, authoritative overviews of countries worldwide.

Country index for IMF publications.

Use the "Health Topics," "Countries," and "Data and Statistics" tabs to locate background information.

You will have access through the links below the abstract on the encyclopedia's homepage.

A reference source for the field of health and behavior, which studies the "interaction of behavioral, psychological, emotional, social, cultural, and biological factors with physical health outcomes".

Part of Kaiser EDU's website which offers lists of resources on broad health policy topics, such as HIV/AIDS, insurance, and immigrants' access to care.