Academic Resources

Data sources for contemporary and historical studies of population health

US

• Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
• Integrated Health Interview Series
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA)
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Institute of Health
• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)
• Sociometrics Corporation Data Archives
• Utah Population Database

 

International

• Demographic and Health Surveys
• Integrated Demographic and Health Series (9 countries)
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International (IPUMS) (79 countries)
• NASA Health-Related Data (hosted by CIESIN)
• Norwegian Historical Data Centre (NHDC)
• Quebec Research Program in Historical Demography (PRDH)
• The Scanian Economic Demographic Database (SEDD)
• Terra Populus
• WHOSIS: World Health Organization
• World Bank Health Data
• UNICEF
• UNAIDS