Health Statistics: Home

A self-paced tutorial from the National Library of Medicine.

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From the National Library of Medicine- provides free access to books and documents in life science and healthcare

Links to statistical health data, mostly from government sources. Includes a data visualizations category. University of Michigan Library.

"This site is dedicated to making high value health data more accessible to entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy makers in the hopes of better health outcomes for all."

AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality).

Vital statistics, diseases and conditions, health surveys, community profiles, maternal and child health.

From the National Center for Health Statistics-births, fertility rate, deaths, and death rate.

An independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies and other decision-makers." Numerous data reports are available, including Mapping Health Spending and Insurance Coverage in Ohio.

"The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their state."

Online tool for accessing most current public health data available. Internet Explorer recommended for full functionality.

Explore population data and trends. Additional population-related links are in the menu on the left.

CDC.

U.S. Federal Agency Focusing on Native Americans.

Department of Health and Human Services.

Office of Minority Health

Office of Minority Health

Office of Minority Health.

Office of Minority Health

National Cancer Institute.

Published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

ASPE Office of Health Policy (June 2021).

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A resource to find surveys that include questions about sexual identity, attraction, and behavior. It also includes data on gender identity and household relationships.

Blog post with links from the Network of the National Library of Medicine.

CDC.

Includes data and reports on topics such as contraception, abortion, and teen pregnancy. For more information about the Institute's mission, funding sources, and affiliations, please see the links on the left side navigation menu under the "About" section.

Healthy People 2020.

The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) surveys more than 22,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. Supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG009740) and the Social Security Administration, the study paints an emerging portrait of an aging America's physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial status, family support systems, labor market status, and retirement planning.

Health Data Interactive presents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location to explore different trends and patterns.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Links to data sources and information about initiatives.

Interactive data tool from the CDC. This page also contains links to Healthy Aging Data Publications.

Various links to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

"Leveraging the AIDS response, UNAIDS works to build political action and to promote the rights of all people for better results for global health and development. Globally, it sets policy and is the source of HIV-related data. In countries, UNAIDS brings together the resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and 11 UN system organizations for coordinated and accountable efforts to unite the world against AIDS."

Links to databases, web sites, and reports from the National Cancer Institute. Includes the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Statistics Review (SEER).

Links to surveillance sources from the National Cancer Institute.

Includes SEER, Fast Stats, State Cancer Profiles, and other statistical tools and data, as well as links to help with Understanding Cancer Statistics.

More links from the National Cancer Institute.

American Cancer Society. Includes Cancer Facts and Figures for several years, including the current year.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Includes data tables.

National Center for Health Statistics. Health conditions section includes data on diabetes from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

National Safety Council

National Center of Health Statistics (CDC)

CDC

CDC

American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Reports about enrollment, faculty vacancies, ethnicity, and other issues in nursing education. Some links are for members only.

"The graphs illustrate essential data about applications, admissions, enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; and provide a comprehensive demographic profile of the current student population documenting ethnic-racial identity, gender, and age."

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HSRA). Includes demographic data on the health professions and many other topics.

The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) include data on Health Care Professions, Health Facilities, Population Characteristics, Economics, Health Professions Training, Hospital Utilization, Hospital Expenditures, and Environment at the county, state and national levels, from over 50 data sources.

Various reports from the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) .