The Internet has many sites that can provide you with statistics on a wide variety of topics. These include information on mortality, natality, incidence and prevalence of reportable diseases, disabilities, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid data, and employment, as well as general census figures. Many sites are provided by Federal government agencies and contain data on the state and Federal level. Please let us know if you have additional ideas for inclusion.
- Administration on Aging > Statistics on the Aging Population - includes "Profile of Older Americans" and "Disabilities Data"
- AgingStats.Gov - Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
- America's Health Rankings - includes analysis by state of quality of medical care delivery versus costs
- American Hospital Directory (ahd.com) - "Summary hospital data are provided as a public service"
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Data and Statistics - scientific data, lab info
- CDC Wonder - gateway to searching CDC data
- HIV/AIDS Prevention - This site provides tables from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's comprehensive semi-annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - birth and death statistics, reportable diseases
- MMWR Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Research, Statistics, Data & Systems - for researchers and health care professionals
- ChildStats.gov - The official Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
- Children With Health Insurance: 2001 (U.S. Census Bureau) [pdf] - Tables and analysis (issued August 2003)
- Disability Data (U.S. Census Bureau) - gateway to government disability information.
- FedStats - "The gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies"
- HCUPnet (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project) - "A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level"
- Health Facilities (MEDLINEplus Health Information) - link to Statistics
- Health Insurance and Coverage Help for Consumers (Georgetown University Health Policy Institute) - guides for getting and keeping health insurance.
- Health Insurance Coverage: 2006 (U.S. Census Bureau) - tables and analysis: types of health coverage, the uninsured, including children.
- Health Insurance Coverage in New York, 2004-2005 (United Hospital Fund) - characteristics of the uninsured, estimates of the number eligible for public health insurance, and trends.
- Health Insurance Data (U.S. Census Bureau) - tables, charts, analyses, reports in pdf, links to related sites.
- Health Statistics (MEDLINEplus Health Information) - links to numerous government statistical sources.
- Health, United States - Annual report on trends in health statistics.
- Healthfinder (DHHS) - a gateway to government health agencies and their publications.
- HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics (DHHS) - key health and human services data and statistics.
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - statistics on all levels of education, from kindergarten through college.
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - Monitoring the Nation's
Health
- FASTSTATS A to Z - statistical information on a variety of topics, e.g.: Disabilities/Impairments, Health Insurance Coverage, Hospital Utilization, Office Visits to Physicians
- National Eye Institute: Statistics and Data (NEI) - prevalence and causes of visual impairment, economic costs of visual disorders.
- New York State Statistical Yearbook (2002-2006) - Rockefeller Institute of Government
- The Office of Minority Health: Data/Statistics - links to government and foundation sites
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Office of Population Research at Princeton University - ". . .
increasing research activity in areas of health and wellbeing,
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- OPR's Data Archive - overview of holdings
- The Coale Population Research Collection (Donald E. Stokes Library)
- Population Index - gateway to population literature
- OSHA's Statistics & Data (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce - "Links to health statistics and data sets as well as resources to support data collection"
- Population Reference Bureau - ". . . population dimensions of important social, economic, and political issues."
- Prevalence of Visual Impairment and Selected Eye Diseases Among Persons Aged >50 Years With and Without Diabetes --- United States, 2002 (CDC - MMWR Weekly, November 19, 2004)
- The Silver Book: Vision Loss - searchable database on vision loss in general, highlighting data on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
- State Health Facts Online (The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - state-by-state health policy topics: health insurance coverage, health status measures, etc.
- StateMaster - comparison of health statistics across states, including maps and charts.
- Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)
- Statistics Canada - includes daily bulletins of new information available
- Uncle Sam's Reference Shelf:
- Statistical Abstract of the United States - online version of popular annual publication.
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book - social and economic conditions.
- County and City Data Book - socioeconomic, business and income statistics.
- USA.gov - Data and Statistics - General Reference Resources - links to many government statistical resources.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - provides overview of U.S. economy, nationally and regionally.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
- U.S. Census Bureau - contains population counts and current economic indicators.
- American FactFinder - search, develop custom tabulations.
- Census 2000 Gateway
- Economic Indicators
- The New York Region
- Population Profile of the United States
- State and County QuickFacts
- U.S. Health Workforce Personnel Factbook (HRSA Bureau of Health Professions) - includes data on optometrists
- White House Social Statistics Briefing Room - The "health" section of this site presents government tables and charts on vital statistics, health services, prevention and risk, and health expenditures.
- WHO (World Health Organization) Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - A guide to statistical information at WHO.