Global Health Information & Resources
University Library, University of Michigan and external resources for all those interested in the many facets of global health.
- Getting Started
- Global Health @ U-M
- Global Health News & Awareness
- Global Data & Statistics
- Interactive Global Reports
- Country Profiles
- International Public Policy
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
- Sustainable Development Goals This link opens in a new window
- Global Sexual & Reproductive Health This link opens in a new window
- Refugee & Displaced Persons This link opens in a new window
- Case Studies
- Learning Resources
- Taubman Library Global Health Webinar Series
Newly published datasets - IHME Global Health Data Exchange
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Global Data, Statistics and Data Visualization Tools (selected)
- General
- Regional/Subnational
- Environment
- Global Burden of Disease
- Health Systems
- Maternal, Women's & Child Health
- NCDs
- Nutrition
- Infectious Disease
- SDGs
- Population
- Other
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WHO Global Health Observatory Data (GHO)World Health Organization data indicators, country profiles and data standards.
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World Health Statistics: Monitoring health for the SDGsAnnual WHO World Health Statistics Reports focus on the health-related SDGs and targets.
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World Bank Open DataAccess to over 2000 global development indicators from the World Bank data sets
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Demographic and Health SurveysProvide representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through surveys in over 90 countries
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STATcompiler | Demographic Health SurveysAllows users to visualize and explore data from the Demographic and Health Survey
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World Development Indicators | The World BankComparable global development statistics over time for national economies and country groups
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WHO Mortality DatabaseMortality data by country and area, year, sex, age and cause of death according to national authorities' civil registration and vital statistics; 1950 to date.
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Global Health Data Exchange Catalog (GHDx) | IHMESurveys, censuses, vital statistics and other health-related data curated by Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation
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IHME Interactive Data VisualsInnovative ways to visualize complex global health topics.
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UN DataStatistics on agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism; produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations data system
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Exemplars in Global HealthAnalyzes successful to understanding what makes these countries successful. Includes a Data Explorer tool
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StatistaOnline portal of recent data, reports, statistical charts, graphs and tables with broad scope. U-M users only.
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OECD Data Explorer | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentProvides access to all OECD statistical data covering OECD member countries and partner economies
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IMF Data | International Monetary FundInternational and domestic economic and finance data, datasets and platforms
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Gallup AnalyticsAnnual data from ~160 countries covering opinions on: economics, wellbeing, employment, religion, freedom of media, entrepreneurial energy, and politics. U-M users only.
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integrated African Health Observatory | WHOPlatform for health data and evidence for the WHO Africa Region
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Eurostat | European UnionProvides statistics that enable comparisons between European countries and regions
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Regional Health Data in the Americas | PAHOOpen Data portal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
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Poverty and Inequality Platform | The World BankAn interactive computational tool that provides access to the World Bank’s estimates of poverty, inequality, and shared prosperity.
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Burden of Disease | Our World in DataData visualizations of the GBD.
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GBD Compare | Institute of Health Metrics and EvaluationCustomizable visualizations to compare trends in diseases, injuries, and risk factors; to explore the health profile within a country by age and sex; to compare countries with one another; or to explore regional and global trends. Free with registration required.
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GBD Results Tool | Institute of Health Metrics and EvaluationAllows for query and download of Global Burden of Disease Survey indicators. Users can select a specific subset of results according to different dimensions including indicator, cause, risk, location, age, and year. Free with registration required.
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Commonwealth Fund: Interactives & DataAllows you to create your own collections of Commonwealth Fund charts. Maps and data sources are both international and US-focused.
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WHO Global Health Expenditure DatabaseProvides internationally comparable data on health spending
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WHO National Health Workforce Accounts Data PortalMonitors country-level indicators to support achievement of Universal Health Coverage, Sustainable Development Goals and other health objectives
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Align MNH Maternal and Neonatal Health in Humanitarian Settings Data DashboardTool to explore maternal, child and neonatal health estimates in countries impacted by humanitarian crises
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Countdown to 2030 Country ProfilesWomen's, Children's and Adolescents' Health Country Profiles
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EQUIST (Equitable Impact Sensitive Tool) DashboardData tool designed to help decision-makers develop equitable strategies to improve women and child health and nutrition among the most vulnerable
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Guttmacher DataState, national, and global sexual and reproductive health data
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Healthy Newborn Network DataData for download and data visualization related to newborn health
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IHME Maternal Health AtlasData visualization from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation
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MNCAH and Aging Data Portal | WHOMaternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Data Portal
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Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys | UNICEFGenerates data on key indicators on well-being of children and women to help shape policies for improvement
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UNICEF Children’s Environmental Health Country ProfilesTool addresses children's exposure and vulnerability to impacts of environmental degradation and climate change
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UNICEF Data WarehouseUNICEF is a source of data on children, maintaining databases of hundreds of international and comparable indicators
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UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality EstimationCountry-level data and estimates of stillbirths, all-cause child and adolescent mortality, and child and adolescent causes of death
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WHO | Global Abortion Policies DatabaseAn interactive open-access database and repository of country-level current abortion laws, policies, and national standards and guidelines.
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WHO | Global Database on the Prevalence of Violence Against WomenData visualization platform on global, regional and country estimates on intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence
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Cancer Today | WHO International Agency for Research on CancerBased on current national estimates of the incidence, mortality, and prevalence of 27 cancer types in 184 countries.
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The Diabetes Atlas | International Diabetes FederationData and interactive map with diabetes data
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Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)NLiS is WHO tool which provides nutrition and nutrition-related health and development data in the form of country profiles and user-defined downloadable data.
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FAOSTATStatistical database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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WFP Vulnerability Analysis and MappingDataViz Hub for the World Food Programme
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AIDSinfo | UNAIDSAn extensive and current collection of HIV epidemiology, programme coverage, finance, and policy data
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GIDEONEvidence-based resource for exploration of infectious diseases, epidemiology, vaccines, diagnosis and microbiology. U-M users only.
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HealthMap: Global Disease Alert MapBrings together and maps data on current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health
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IHME Data Visualization: MICROBEA tool to visualize the fatal and nonfatal health outcomes of infections, pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance across countries and regions.
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Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) ScorecardInteractive visualizations across 18 indicators provide global and regional data insight in vaccine access to help understand the current status of vaccine systems.
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SDG Global Database | United Nations Statistics DivisionData on more than 210 SDG indicators for countries by indicator, country, region or time period
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SDG Country ProfilesData visualization tool providing a snapshot of the SDG Agenda in specific countries.
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Sustainable Development ReportData visualization tool and report including the SDG Index and Dashboards, an annual review of countries' performance on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
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World Health Statistics: Monitoring health for the SDGsAnnual WHO World Health Statistics Reports focus on the health-related SDGs and targets.
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Refugee Data Finder | UNHCRDemographic data estimates over time, countries and regions on forcibly displaced populations
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Poverty and Equity Data | The World BankProvides poverty and inequality indicators from recognized international sources
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JMP Global Data on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) is the custodian of WASH global data.
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NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)World- and country-level data and information on major non-communicable disease risk factors
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Data Sheets | Population Reference BureauDemographic and health indicators by country and region including population projections and key data insights.
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World Population Data Interactive | Population Reference BureauIncludes latest data on key population, health, and environment indicators for the world, major regions, and more than 200 countries.
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World Population Data | Population Reference BureauPopulation, health, and environment indicators for the world, major regions, and more than 200 countries
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World Population Prospects | United NationsPopulation estimates and projections prepared by the UN Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Global Digital Health MonitorInteractive digital resource that tracks, monitors, and evaluates digital technology for health use across countries
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NIH World ReportAn interactive, open-access online database and mapping tool of global research funding
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EQUALDEXCrowdsource mapping for a global view of laws related to LGBT rights
Last Updated: Dec 12, 2025 4:34 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences
Tags: africa, asia, global, global health, international, latin america