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Country Profiles


The Gender and Health Country Profiles build on the Gender Indicators Database by providng a complete list of available gender and health indicators for a particular country. Examples of the data available include: population and fertility rates; maternal mortality rates; morbidity and mortality rates for women and men for specific illnesses (or classes of illness such as "non-communicable diseases"); socio-economic status; prevalence of violence agaisnt women; health financing and access to services; reproductive health data such as access to contraception; and many other indicators of women and men's health status.

Choose from the list of countries below to access the profiles in PDF format.

Country Profiles


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North America
Canada
Mexico
United States

Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

South America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guyana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos
Virgin Islands (UK)
Virgin Islands (US)

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