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A dataset containing names, codes, and other attributes for countries included in World Health Organization, United Nations and World Bank datasets.

Usage

countries

Format

A data frame with 249 rows and 109 variables:

iso3

ISO3 code.

iso2

ISO2 code.

iso_numeric

ISO numeric code.

who_code

World Health Organization code.

m49

United Nations M49 code.

gbd_code

IHME GBD country code.

sovereign_iso3

ISO3 code of sovereign nation. Value is NA if sovereign itself.

who_member

Logical, is country a WHO member state?

who_member_small

Logical, is country a WHO member state with population <= 90,000?

oecd_member

Logical, is country an OECD member state?

gbd_high_income

Logical, is the country classified as high-income in the IHME's GBD 2019?

un_ldc

Logical, is the country classified as a least-developed country by the United Nations?

un_lldc

Logical, is the country classified as a land-locked developing country by the United Nations?

un_sids

Logical, is the country classified as a small island developing state by the United Nations?

who_short_name_en

WHO country name, short, English.

who_formal_name_en

WHO country name, formal, English. Only available for official member states.

who_short_name_ar

WHO country name, short, Arabic.

who_formal_name_ar

WHO country name, formal, Arabic. Only available for official member states.

who_short_name_es

WHO country name, short, Spanish.

who_formal_name_es

WHO country name, formal, Spanish. Only available for official member states.

who_short_name_fr

WHO country name, short, French.

who_formal_name_fr

WHO country name, formal, French. Only available for official member states.

who_short_name_ru

WHO country name, short, Russian.

who_formal_name_ru

WHO country name, formal, Russian. Only available for official member states.

who_short_name_zh

WHO country name, short, Chinese.

who_formal_name_zh

WHO country name, formal, Chinese. Only available for official member states.

un_name_en

UN country name, English.

un_name_ru

UN country name, Russian.

un_name_fr

UN country name, French.

un_name_es

UN country name, Spanish.

un_name_ar

UN country name, Arabic.

un_name_zh

UN country name, Chinese.

alt_name_en

Alternative (non-official) country name, English.

alt_name_2_en

Another alternative (non-official) country name, English.

alt_name_3_en

Another alternative (non-official) country name, English.

alt_name_4_en

Another alternative (non-official) country name, English.

alt_name_5_en

Another alternative (non-official) country name, English.

former_name_en

Former country (non-official) name, English.

former_name_2_en

Another former (non-official) country name, English.

who_region

WHO region code.

un_region

UN region code.

un_subregion

UN sub-region code.

un_intermediate_region

UN intermediate region code.

un_region_name_en

UN region name, English.

un_subregion_name_en

UN subregion name, English.

un_intermediate_region_name_en

UN intermediate region name, English.

un_region_name_ru

UN region name, Russian.

un_subregion_name_ru

UN subregion name, Russian.

un_intermediate_region_name_ru

UN intermediate region name, Russian.

un_region_name_fr

UN region name, French.

un_subregion_name_fr

UN subregion name, French.

un_intermediate_region_name_fr

UN intermediate region name, French.

un_region_name_es

UN region name, Spanish.

un_subregion_name_es

UN subregion name, Spanish.

un_intermediate_region_name_es

UN intermediate region name, Spanish.

un_region_name_ar

UN region name, Arabic.

un_subregion_name_ar

UN subregion name, Arabic.

un_intermediate_region_name_ar

UN intermediate region name, Arabic.

un_region_name_zh

UN region name, Chinese.

un_subregion_name_zh

UN subregion name, Chinese.

un_intermediate_region_name_zh

UN intermediate region name, Chinese.

un_desa_region

UN DESA region code.

un_desa_region_name_en

UN DESA region name, English.

un_desa_subregion

UN DESA subregion code.

un_desa_subregion_name_en

UN DESA subregion name, English.

sdg_region

SDG region code.

sdg_region_name_en

SDG region name, English.

sdg_subregion

SDG subregion code.

sdg_subregion_name_en

SDG subregion name, English.

gbd_region

IHME GBD region code.

gbd_region_name_en

IHME GBD region name, English.

gbd_subregion

IHME GBD subregion code.

gbd_subregion_name_en

IHME GBD subregion name, English.

wb_region

WB geographical region. English name as no code provided by WB.

wb_region_name_en

WB geographical region name, English.

wb_ig_1987

World Bank Income Group code, 1987 (FY 1989) classification.

wb_ig_1988

World Bank Income Group code, 1988 (FY 1990) classification.

wb_ig_1989

World Bank Income Group code, 1989 (FY 1991) classification.

wb_ig_1990

World Bank Income Group code, 1990 (FY 1992) classification.

wb_ig_1991

World Bank Income Group code, 1991 (FY 1993) classification.

wb_ig_1992

World Bank Income Group code, 1992 (FY 1994) classification.

wb_ig_1993

World Bank Income Group code, 1993 (FY 1995) classification.

wb_ig_1994

World Bank Income Group code, 1994 (FY 1996) classification.

wb_ig_1995

World Bank Income Group code, 1995 (FY 1997) classification.

wb_ig_1996

World Bank Income Group code, 1996 (FY 1998) classification.

wb_ig_1997

World Bank Income Group code, 1997 (FY 1999) classification.

wb_ig_1998

World Bank Income Group code, 1998 (FY 2000) classification.

wb_ig_1999

World Bank Income Group code, 1999 (FY 2001) classification.

wb_ig_2000

World Bank Income Group code, 2000 (FY 2002) classification.

wb_ig_2001

World Bank Income Group code, 2001 (FY 2003) classification.

wb_ig_2002

World Bank Income Group code, 2002 (FY 2004) classification.

wb_ig_2003

World Bank Income Group code, 2003 (FY 2005) classification.

wb_ig_2004

World Bank Income Group code, 2004 (FY 2006) classification.

wb_ig_2005

World Bank Income Group code, 2005 (FY 2007) classification.

wb_ig_2006

World Bank Income Group code, 2006 (FY 2008) classification.

wb_ig_2007

World Bank Income Group code, 2007 (FY 2009) classification.

wb_ig_2008

World Bank Income Group code, 2008 (FY 2010) classification.

wb_ig_2009

World Bank Income Group code, 2009 (FY 2011) classification.

wb_ig_2010

World Bank Income Group code, 2010 (FY 2012) classification.

wb_ig_2011

World Bank Income Group code, 2011 (FY 2013) classification.

wb_ig_2012

World Bank Income Group code, 2012 (FY 2014) classification.

wb_ig_2013

World Bank Income Group code, 2013 (FY 2015) classification.

wb_ig_2014

World Bank Income Group code, 2014 (FY 2016) classification.

wb_ig_2015

World Bank Income Group code, 2015 (FY 2017) classification.

wb_ig_2016

World Bank Income Group code, 2016 (FY 2018) classification.

wb_ig_2017

World Bank Income Group code, 2017 (FY 2019) classification.

wb_ig_2018

World Bank Income Group code, 2018 (FY 2020) classification.

wb_ig_2019

World Bank Income Group code, 2019 (FY 2021) classification.

wb_ig_2020

World Bank Income Group code, 2020 (FY 2022) classification.