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Data and Statistics: International Resources

Databases and repositories

ICPSR (Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Sciences Research)

US and international surveys in criminology, demography, economics, health, political science, and sociology.

IPUMS (International Public Use Microdata Series)

Key Resource: US census microdata since 1850; international census microdata since 1960

EuroStat

EuroStat is the European Union's statistical office. It provides social and economic indicators that are comparable against all EU member nations

United Nations Statistics (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)

Includes demographics, social indicators, vital statistics, disability and national accounts.  Includes:

OECD iLibrary

Access to books, journals, reports, papers and other resources from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI)

Development data from more than 200 countries. Browse by country, topic, or indicator, or choose your specific variables in the Databank (blue button on the right-side of the page)

WHO (World Health Organization)

Data, stats, and analyis from the UN's health organization

PAHO (Pan American Health Organization)

Data, stats, maps, and analysis from the world's oldest international public health agency

World Factbook

Information on countries of the world prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

FAOstat (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)

Featuring comparable stats and data from agricultural domains such as production, prices, food balances, and emissions.

US Census Bureau

Browse by using on the the six topics in the blue bar at the top of the page 2012 US Statistical Abstract: Over 1400 tables tracking historic and current socio-economic statistics

UK Office for National Statistics

Browse by theme or region, or search for a publication