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INTERNATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS & STATISTICS

I. Major Resources | II. Data by Topic | III. Article Databases

I. Major Resources

United Nations Common Database
Selected series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas. Explore the basic view and the Country profile.

International Data Base (IDB) / U.S.Census
Coverage is 1950 with projections to 2050. Includes a variety of demographic data, including population pyramids, summary demographic data.

SourceOECD
Statistical databases and publications (full text) on health, agriculture, economics, education, employment, globalization, international development, international migration, international trade, social expenditures, taxation, environmental performance.

World Bank Data & Statistics

• Data by Country
• Data by Topic

Off Stats
Foreign Official Statistical Sources
Free data from foreign governments, often with downloadable time series. Foreign languages

Censuses in the World
Recent foreign census data listed by country. Some data better than others. Census usually give information about population, housing, social & economic factors. Censuses are detailed and contain provincial and city data. Foreign languages

Statistical Agencies of Foreign Governments
Central statistical agencies are usually responsible for censuses and statistical programs. Foreign languages

Eurostat

• Statistics in Focus
  Includes all topics that Eurostat covers in abbreviated format.
• Eurostat Yearbook
  Free data
• Free downloads
  Mostly European statistics. Some current indicators are free, but most info is only available for purchase. Contact Documents staff for help and alternative sources.

Lexis Nexis Statistical
Index to statistics gathered by governments, some links to data

WHOSIS
World Health Organization Statistical Information System.
Huge variety of health and disease statistics worldwide, including life expectancy, mortality, HIV/AIDS

United Nations Regional Economic Commissions

• Asia and the Pacific (statistics)
• Europe (statistics)
• Latin America and the Caribbean

I. Major Resources | II. Data by Topic | III. Article Databases

II. Data on Countries by TOPIC

Population (Demographics, Fertility, Life expectancy)

• Demographic, Social, and Housing Statistics
• Capital cities (and cities greater than 100,000)
• Population and Reproductive Health
• State of the World’s Population
• Summary Demographic Data by country
• World Population Prospects Databse

Agriculture

• FAOStat

Children

• UNICEF Statistics
  Economic and social data with reference to children’s well-being by country.
• State of the World’s Children 2003

Crime / Criminal Justice

• Global Illicit Drug Trends
• International Crime Victim Survey
  • Participating countries
  • Key statistics
• Interpol Crime Statistics
• UN Surveys of Crime Trends
  • 1st and 2nd surveys (1970-1980)
  • 2nd and 3rd surveys (1975-1985)
  • 4th survey (1986-1990)
  • 5th survey (1990-1994)
  • 6th survey (1995-1997)
• World Drug Report

Development

• World Development Indicators (2002)
  • Sample Tables 2002
    • World View
    • People
    • Environment
    • Economy
    • States & Markets
    • Global Links
  • Sample Tables (2001)
  • By Topic

Economy / International Trade

• Handbook of International Economic Statistics (tables)
• IMF Country Reports (by Title)
• World Trade Statistics

Education

• World Education Indicators
  • Core Indicators
  • Finance Tables
  • Teacher Tables

• World Education Report - Regional and Country Tables

Elderly

• Population Aging 1999
  Tables and graphs.

Elections/Voting

• IPU’s Parline Database
  Includes latest election results by country.
• Voter Turnout

Employment

• Laborsta on the Web
  Data about employment, unemployment, hours worked, wages.

Energy

• Key Energy Indicators per Country
• Key World Energy Statistics
• Survey of Energy Resources

Environment

• FAO Forest Statistics by County
• World Resources Institute Environmental Data Tables

Gender & Family

• Population and Reproductive Health
• WomenWatch (UN portal to info and stats about women)
• World Abortion Polices (and rates)
• World Contraceptive Use (Tables)
• World’s Women 2000

Health

• Basic Health Indicators
• Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic 2002
• HIV/AIDs by Country
• HIVAIDS by Region
• UNICEF statistical data (by country)
• WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System)

Human Resource Development

• Human Development Report 2003

Labor – see Employment

Recreation- see Tourism

Recycling- see Waste Management

Refugees / Migration

• Global Refugee Trends
• International Migration from Countries with Economies in Transition
• International Migration Report 2002
• Data by region, country, special group or overview
  • Refugees by the Numbers
• Statistics from the High Commissioner for Refugees
• UNHCR Statistical Yearbook
• Country Specific Info
  Choose country from the menu in the right column.

Science & Technology

• UNESCO Institute of Statistics
  Internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.

Social

• Social Indicators (UNSD)
  Click on selection inside of red box on right side of page.

Tourism

• World Tourism Organization
  • Latest data
  • Market trends 2000
  • Tourism Statistics 2000 by Destination

Trade- see Economy

Transportation

• European Commission. Energy and Transport Statistics

Utilities – Energy

Waste Management

Women – see Gender

I. Major Resources | II. Data by Topic | III. Article Databases

III. Article Databases

FULL TEXT ONLINE

• JSTOR
  Full text of core research journals; (sociology, population studies).
• Policy File
  Index to public policy research and links to the full text reports
• CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
  Theory & research on international affairs, original case studies
  Search: European Union (subject) population in box = 347
  Look at “Journal of International Affairs” links population and security

SOME FULL TEXT

• ArticleFirst
  Multidisciplinary index of articles from the contents pages of 12,000+ journals.
• Social Sciences Abstracts
  Covers some 350 core journals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.
• PAIS
  Materials on public affairs worldwide.
• Electronic Collections Online
  “ Collection of scholarly journals”

INDEXES

• Social Service Abstracts
  (Select "Alphabetical List" then "Social Services Abstracts")
  “ Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, and social policy”
• Sociological Abstracts
  (Select "Alphabetical List" then "Sociological Abstracts)
  “ Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.”
• Alternative Press Index
  “ Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Includes selected abstracts from research journals”

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