LibGuides: Global Health: Finding Data

Finding and Using Health Data

Questions to ask to help you identify health data/statistical sources:

Health Statistics (NLM)
Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) on understanding health statistics sources.

Duke Libraries International Research
Browse pages curated by International & Area Studies librarians by region. Links for "Data sources" on each region page.

Global Health Data Exchange (IMHE)
Catalog of surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation from the Univ. of Washington.
Global Health Observatory from WHO
WHO's portal for providing access to data and analyses for monitoring global health worldwide. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database.
Demographic & Health Surveys (USAID)
DHS is responsible for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on health and population in developing countries.
ICPSR
Social science data archive including datasets on health. Browse by topic or geography.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Reports
World Bank: Health, Nutrition, & Population Dashboards
Provides access to health-specific indicators for 200 countries.

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Navigate to the 'Statistics' page (far right). You'll find several health areas under 'Indicators' (ex. health risks, health status, etc.)

International Household Survey Network
Catalog of household surveys in countries around the world. This site does not contain the data in the surveys, but should provide enough information to track the survey back to its source.

NLM List of Data Sources
Extensive list of data sources & tools curated by the National Library of Medicine.
NIH Health Disparities Guide
An excellent list of data and related resources for health disparities topics.
Health United States
Annual report on trends in health statistics from the CDC.
National Center for Health Statistics
Data and statistics from the Nation's principal health statistics agency.

NC Center for Health Statistics
Links to health data and statistics for NC.
NC Statistics Sites by Subject
Listing of statistical sources by subject. Includes category for Health.
Carolina Population Center (UNC)
The CPC is a community of scholars and professionals working on path-breaking research to address population issues in 85 countries, throughout the U.S., and in North Carolina.

Duke's Center for Data and Visualization Sciences provides consulting services and instruction to support data-driven research.

Duke's Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) provides education and training on a wide range of social and behavioral science methods and tools.