Library Guides: Public Health: Finding Data & Statistics

Select Data and Statistical Resources

FastStats A to Z
Quick statistics on public health issues and topics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is organized alphabetically by topic.
National Center for Health Statistics
The NCHS provides statistical information intended to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the country's principal health statistics agency, NCHS is a source of accurate, relevant, and timely data.
HealthData.gov
A gateway for U.S. government data on various health topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.
Global Health Observatory Data Repository (WHO)
Global health statistics on a variety of topics from by the World Health Organization, the health arm of the United Nations.
County Health Rankings
"The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play."
State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
"The MMWR series is the [CDC’s] primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations."
Vital Statistics of the United States
Beinning in 1890, annual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce.
Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data)
Global registry of research data repositories from all academic disciplines.
Administration on Aging: Statistics
Statistical information about persons aged 65 and older. Provided by Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging.
SAMHSA Data
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's data center. Links to different sources of statistics.

Library Databases

PolicyMap
PolicyMap is an easy-to-use online mapping platform providing over 75,000 data indicators related to demographics, income, housing, economy, health, education and more. Data can be accessed using the interactive map, tables, charts and reports which can be downloaded.
U.S. Census Data (formerly American FactFinder)
Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, this database includes population, census, housing, and economic data for the United States and its territories.
GlobalData Explorer
GlobalData Explorer is a cross-sector platform providing information across 22 industries including 750,000 companies worldwide. Information about 200 countries, including basic data, financial and political news and analyses, as well as macroeconomic, demographic, and social data. Statistics from 1990 to present as well as 5-year projections.