The report “Social Security programs throughout the world: America, 2017” provides an international comparison of the social security systems in 37 North and South American countries. It summarizes the five main social security programs in these countries: (1) old age, disability and survival (OADS); (2) illness and maternity; (3) work accidents; (4) unemployment; and (5) family allowances. The other regional volumes of the series focus on the social security systems of European, African and Asian-Pacific countries.