Subject Guides: Population health: International health

Key resources

WHO | The world health report 2013
Focuses on the importance of research in advancing progress towards universal health coverage.

World Bank Data | Section on health
Development data covering health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, and population dynamics.
United Nations | Demographic and social statistics
Publications include: Statistical Yearbook; World Statistics Pocketbook; Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Includes Health & Disability section.
Morbidity and mortality weekly report
Report series prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by US state health departments.

OECD: health at a glance
Provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.

WHO | Global Health Observatory
Subsections on diseases,countries, health risks, global burden of disease.