Women's Indicators and Statistics Database
Version 4, CD-ROM

The Women's Indicators and Statistics Database, Version 4 (Wistat 4), is a global database of statistics and indicators on gender, population and social development. It contains detailed statistics and indicators on a wide range of topics for 206 countries or areas of the world.

The coverage of the current version has been expanded to encompass new areas, including domestic violence, reproductive health and reproductive rights and additional indicators and statistics on education and communication.

Wistat 4 incorporates data available up to mid-1999 which have been compiled and updated in close cooperation with the statistical services of the United Nations agencies. All data are fully annotated and all sources used are listed in the tables or spreadsheets.