Basic Information
Health Statistics
One of the most challenging information finding tasks is locating pertinent, current statistics.
The purpose of this guide is to suggest sources for statistical information. We will try to provide enough information so that users can decide where to look for the kind of information they seek.
Combined list of statistical resources
This list is meant to be a place where you can link to a known statistical resource. If you are not finding what you want, contact an Education Librarian or a Data Science Librarian.
WORLD
- Global Health Observatory (GHO) - now includes WHOSIS
- WHO Data and Statistics
- United Nations Social Indicators
FEDERAL
- US Census
- FASTSTATS
- American Community Survey
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Healthy People 2030
- Center for Disease Control: National Center for Health Statistics
- National Health Information Survey
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES
- National Vital Statistics Reports
- National Health Care Surveys
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS)
- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance
- Cancer Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- Health, United States, 2013 - Annual Publication of NCHS
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report(MMWR)
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Preventing Chronic Disease
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) -- Drug Use and Health
- Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)
- Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)
- CDC Wonder.
CALIFORNIA
- CA.gov Public Health Statistics
- California Open Data Portal
- County Health Status Profiles
- California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
- Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)
- American Healthcare Association -- Trends and Statistics
- California Regional Health Care Cost & Quality Atlas
LOCAL
OTHER
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Data Sets
- Pew Research Center -- Health Care
- Gallup Poll
- The Harris Poll -- Healthcare
