Research Guides: Child Welfare Policy: SSW 4306: Find U.S. and International Data

Child-focused U.S. data

Child Trends Databank
A nonprofit research organization's online resource for indicators of child and family well-being and associated measures.
ChildStats.gov
Data reports from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collection of 23 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families.
Children's Bureau Statistics and Research
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families' data and analysis of information collected through various monitoring and reporting systems.

Child-focused international data

Government human services or child welfare agency websites will be a prime source of data on child welfare in particular countries. The sources listed below also have country profiles, multi-country, and comparative data.

UNICEF Data by Topic and Country
Data and reports, both searchable and browsable by country or topic from many different UNICEF initiatives including The State of the World's Children, among others.
Google Dataset Search
To find country specific datasets, try searching for: "(your country of interest) child welfare"

General country and comparative data

Many data series relevant to child welfare are included in these broader socio-economic and demographic data tools.

UN Human Development Indicators - Country Profiles
United Nations human development indicators, and associated data, by country. Includes in interactive tool for exploring the data.

World Bank DataBank This link opens in a new window
DataBank is an analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of country comparative time series data on a variety of topics. Several of the datasets may have indicators relevant to child welfare, particularly the World Development Indicators.

UNData
Searchable clearinghouse of data from the United Nations' many statistical agencies. Includes links out to individual dataset source websites, where there may be more detailed data descriptions and additional data points.

Europa World This link opens in a new window
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Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book, a source of information on world-wide affairs. Includes country profiles with data, and a Comparative Statistics tool.