MCO 4318: International & Intercultural Communication

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. This section contains research conducted by the Center about various global attitudes and trends.

The World Health Statistics series is WHO’s annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health. There is a link on the main page to country health statistics.

The WHO Mortality Database is a compilation of mortality data by age, sex and cause of death, as reported annually by Member States from their civil registration systems.

This list includes both countries and dependent territories. Data based on the latest United Nations Population Division estimates.
Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates (live population clock), historical data, and projected figures.

You can find population information by country including average annual rate of population change, maternal mortality ratio

Indicators are provided in the following areas: population, health, housing, education, work. Please note this page is currently under revision.

The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas.

The CAF World Giving Index is a leading authority on global generosity and provides a simple picture of charitable behaviour across the world.

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes.

The standard of living refers to the level of wealth, comfort, necessities, and material goods available to a certain geographic area. Quality of life is the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by a group.