Useful sources about Africa

The World Health Organisation mortality database compiles mortality data by age, sex and cause of death, drawn from member states' national records.

The Global Health Observatory includes data on noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, a research institute focused on global health statistics, provides estimates of malaria deaths in Africa.

Data on HIV/Aids prevalence in Africa by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.

African country data by the Population Reference Bureau on the percentage of married women aged 15 to 49 who use contraception.

A UNICEF databank, supported by World Health Organisation data, on child immunisation per country. The quality of the data depends on in-country reporting and monitoring.

A 2015 World Health Organisation research report on the implementation of vaccination research in sub-Saharan Africa. It comprises descriptions of vaccination data collections, research methodologies, data use and implementation.

This geospatial database by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) maps Southern African land use.

A Migration Policy Institute (MPI) resource that includes maps and data on refugees' and asylum seekers’ places of origin, current residence as well as annual asylum applications by country of destination.