WHO's portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation; including statistics, reports, maps, and health indicators.
This resource contains development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The data is compiled by the World Bank from officially-recognized international sources. Health indicators include birth rates, life expectancies, and more.
2005-current available online.
1997-current (incomplete) available on CD-ROM.
Information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues includes latest treatments, information on a drugs or supplements, the meanings of words, medical videos, illustrations, links to the latest medical research on your topic, and clinical trials on a disease or condition.
This 2006 edition spans the previous ten years of available data. The range of health indicators includes social determinants, behavioral risks, access to care, and diseases. Descriptions are by age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, time trend, and place of residence. Older editions are in print only.