Search State Health Facts to compare health data at the state level on a number of health indicators.
A collaborative data site from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin, providing county level data on health outcomes and health factors.
Compiled reports of health status using data from a public health perspective.
The CMS data navigator provides a portal to link data seekers to sources of data related to CMS. Data provided is that which is publicly available with non-identifying information.
Includes national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. There are also links to the MMWR morbidity and mortality tables available.
The National Center for Health Statistics site includes explanations about data access and use. Data from CDC Wonder and WISQARS is available. Data about diseases and conditions are available for ten broad topics, including diabetes, cardiovascular, and dementia and mental health.
BRFSS is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's public health inquiry tool.
AHA provides reports and studies about hospital related data.
Healthcare cost and utilization project (HCUPnet) is a freely available statistical information on community hospital information covering: hospital stays, conditions, costs including Medicare, Medicaid, private, and uninsured patients.
The National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) is designed to provide accurate and reliable health care statistics that answer key questions of interest to health care and public health professionals, researchers and health care policy makers.
There are many freely available datasets related to national ambulatory health care. To view the list of existing datasets, click the link above and select from the available list of resources.
The GHO "By category" view provides data classified according to health related topics. Relevant indicators are grouped together in the various data views in order to provide broader context for the information provided.
The WHO Mortality Database is a compilation of mortality data by age, sex and cause of death, as reported annually by Member States from their civil registration systems.
WHO's annual World Health Statistics reports present the most recent health statistics for the WHO Member States and each edition supersedes the previous one.
World Bank Open Data
Provides download access to over 2000 indicators from the World Bank data sets including World Development Indicators.
UNICEF Data Warehouse
UNICEF is the world’s leading source of data on children and maintains databases of hundreds of international valid and comparable indicators. The Data Warehouse has been designed to allow easy access to those indicators across a range of countries.
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Database
This platform provides access to data compiled through the UN for the Secretary-General's annual Sustainable Development Goals progress report.
Refugee Data Finder from UNHCR
Information about forcibly displaced populations spanning across almost 70 years of statistical activities. It covers displaced populations such as refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced persons, including their demographics.
Population Research Bureau Data Sheets
Demographic and health indicators by country and region including population projections and key data insights.
Poverty and Inequality Platform from World Bank
Provides poverty and inequality indicators from recognized international sources.
IHME tracks diseases and measures disease burden for 187 countries, using systematic peer reviewed methodology to gather a comprehensive picture of global disease burden.
For an extensive list of resources, see the University of Michigan's Global Health Information & Resources Library Guide.
The American Cancer Society provides statistics about cancer rates of death, new cases, and other relevant statistics.
Resources for Researchers is a directory of NCI-supported tools and services for cancer researchers. Most resources are free of cost and available to anyone.
Data helps SAMHSA and the nation assess the impact of the changes to US health care systems and identify and address behavioral health disparities.
"The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations."
