Health Data & Statistics

Includes NYC Community Health Survey Atlas: More than 40 multi-colored, thematic New York City maps showing the neighborhood distribution of a wide variety of health indicators, from Health Care Access to Weight and Nutrition.

* Community Health Survey
* Youth Risk Behavior Survey
* Vital Statistics
* Census
* SPARCS

The New York City Census FactFinder provides quick and easy access to population information from the 2000 U.S. Census.

Browse health-related data sets collected by the City of New York

Provides demographic statistics about New York City. Includes maps translating showing the relationship between Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) and Community Districts (CDs).

This is your gateway to data, maps and other resources describing New York City's 59 community districts.

Health data from NY state dept of health, includes datasets

The New York Census Research Data Center provides access to Census data in secure facilities.

This website is the Census Bureau's primary vehicle for distributing the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1997 Economic Census, and American Community Survey. Currently includes 1990 Census Quick and Detailed Tables, American Community Survey.

A to Z quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance.

WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

BRFSS is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Currently, data are collected monthly in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

Atlas provides interactive maps, graphs, tables, and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of HIV, AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, primary and secondary syphilis, TB, and viral hepatitis surveillance data.

Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.

Regulations, guidance, research, statistics and data all from the Health and Human Services Department.

Summary information on many issues surrounding children and children’s health in the United States. Choose “data source descriptions” for more information about and links to original data.
Includes interactive tools, surveys, publications, vital statistics and more.

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health care.

Access site for public data on the health and health-related services for children, youth, and families in the United States. Provides hands-on access to national, state, and regional data findings as well as technical assistance in the collection and use of this data.

Office of Children’s Health Protection & Environmental Education. Choose "scientific data and methods" link.

The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest including general health, mental health, and attitudes and opinions about health and healthcare. Many of the core questions have remained unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time-trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings.

On-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to:
-Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors.
-Empower individuals toward making informed health decisions.
-Measure the impact of prevention activities.

Created by the Roper Center at Cornell University, the Health Poll database covers eighty years of national polling. Searchable questions and results, demographic crosstabs, and trends are available on every topic related to health, from social determinants and influences on health to insurance, costs and health-care utilization.

(All visitors receive up to 10 free question views per month. Your views are counted when you open a question to reveal responses.)

HRSA is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.

MedlinePlus's Health Statistics page is a user-friendly platform for consumers searching for health-related statistics

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/) collects and disseminates data on major health indicators affecting the population.

HSR Information Central is not an index of all health services resources on the Web. Rather, it contains selective links representing a sample of available information. Items are selected for their quality, authority of authorship, uniqueness, and appropriateness.

Provided by Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries.

Pilot effort has been conducted for and with support from four cities: Flint, Michigan; Kansas City, Kansas; Providence, Rhode Island; and Waco, Texas. By presenting the evidence necessary to understand population health status and its actionable determinants and allowing ready comparisons across cities, this tool is designed to help city officials and key community and other stakeholders to drive improvements in population health.

Annual report on trends in health statistics

Searchable database of information about research datasets, instruments/indices and software) includes clinical records, discharge summaries, claims records, epidemiological surveys, health/ behavioral/ social surveys, disease registries, birth registries, and data about practitioners, programs, and facilities.

A comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States, through 2012, when the series was terminated

Home page of the Bureau of the Census. Provides access to a wide variety of finding tools for Census data and publications, as well as links to related information from other agencies.

The Census Bureau collects health insurance data using three national surveys: the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

o Administration for Children & families
o Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
o Maternal and Child Health Bureau
o National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
o National Institute of Mental Health
o Substance Abuse

Data on refugees, permanent residents, and naturalized citizens. Some information is presented in PDF report format, but any links labeled “data” provide access to Excel spreadsheets of data. Click the "data and statistics link" to access US immigration maps.

Office of Policy Development & Research Data Sets

NLS are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women and include data on adolescent sexual behavior and health.

Data cover health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, and population dynamics. Data are from the United Nations Population Division, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and various other sources.

WDI Online is the premiere data source on the global economy. It contains statistical data for over 800 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2007 for 227 economies. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Data selection screens are intuitive and easy to use. Results can be scaled, charted, and mapped.

The GHO is the WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for more than 1000 indicators for its 194 Member States

USAID-sponsored International surveys in developing countries; includes health questionnaire data, biomarkers, and geographic information mainly focused on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.

UNICEF-sponsored health surveys covering a variety of health indicators—a large focus is on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.

Official statistics from the government of the United Kingdom