Nursing Research: Statistics

Contains longitudinal hospital care data for the United States.

Statistics and links to publications reporting on public health topics.

Provides access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data.

Provides access to official statistical information produced by the Federal Government on various topics including health care. You do not have to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.

A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S. Search by state or topic.

Produced by the National Library of Medicine. This site provides data about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in a language suited for non-medical professionals.

A searchable catalog of research datasets, instruments and software relevant to health services research, behavioral and social sciences, and public health provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries. This page offers a long list of statistical websites and resources.

Multi-disciplinary searches on population statistics of communities in the United States.
Statistical Abstract

Provides an international perspective on health statistics.

This data set contains counts of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases reported to CDC by state and local health departments from 1981-2002. Case counts can be retrieved by demographics, case-definition, date of diagnosis, date of report, HIV exposure group (risk factors), and mortality.

The CDC's current data on HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and TB.

DHS surveys collect data on marriage, fertility, family planning, reproductive health, child health, and HIV/AIDS in developing countries. Unrestricted survey data files for legitimate academic research are available at no cost. To access the data, registration is required.

Includes databases and related tools developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by AHRQ. They enable research on a range of health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels based on data collection efforts of organizations in participating States that maintain statewide data systems and are Partners with AHRQ.

The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, or MEPS as it is commonly called, is the third (and most recent) in a series of national probability surveys conducted by AHRQ on the financing and utilization of medical care in the United States.

The principle U.S. Governmental health statistics agency, NCHS collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys, and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing.

A product of the Urban Institute, the survey provides a comprehensive look at the well-being of children and non-elderly adults, and reveals sometimes striking differences among the 13 states studied in depth.

Examines national health systems from 1960 forward for OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) member countries in a general, demographic, economic, and social context.

This site makes available data from some of the Population Research Center's projects. Interesting datasets include the National Health and Social Life Survey, the Chicago Health and Social Life Survey, and the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey. These surveys profile sexual behavior, demography and health.

WHO Statistical Information System, is an interactive database bringing together core health statistics for the 193 WHO Member States. It comprises more than 100 indicators, which can be accessed by way of a quick search, by major categories, or through user-defined tables.

Established in 1984 to track behavioral health risk in the United States. Behavior and risk categories include: exercise, being overweight, use of seatbelts, tobacco and alcohol, etc.

Topics covered include: health care providers, cost of and access to health care, substance abuse, chronic conditions, and other health related topics.

Provides drug and alcohol use incidence and prevalence estimates and report the consequences and patterns of use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian population aged 12 and older. Also asks a set of questions about mental health treatment. Also at ICPSR.