Guides: Health Statistics on the Web: Home

About Health Statistics

The U.S. Government collects and makes freely available valuable statistics and data sets.

Many public-use data files are available for purchase from the National Center for Health Statistics.

States vary in the amount of data they provide, but national statistics often have a state, and sometimes a county and metropolitan area component.

Tutorial - Finding and Using Health Statistics
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) provides a tutorial aimed at students, librarians, and other professionals interested in an introduction to the principles behind health statistics.

National Center for Health Statistics This link opens in a new window
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce This link opens in a new window
Health Data Tools and Statistics.
(This resource was retired on September 14, 2021 and is no longer updated.)
U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
USA Quick Facts and State & County Quick Facts

AHRQ This link opens in a new window
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
CDC Data and Statistics This link opens in a new window
Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System-BRFSS
CDC Wonder This link opens in a new window
Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research
CMS This link opens in a new window
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

FASTSTATS
Selected statistics on a variety of health topics.
The latest data in reports, databases, and other resources.
Additional data and tools.
Food Insecurity in The United States
Interactive US map to explore food insecurity and the food banks in local areas from Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap project.

HCUPnet This link opens in a new window
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
HCUPnet is a free, 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.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control This link opens in a new window
US Centers for Disease Control
NCES This link opens in a new window
National Center for Education Statistics
NHANES This link opens in a new window
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

WISQARS This link opens in a new window
Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System