LibGuides: Health Literacy: Statistics

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Places to Begin

FastStats (CDC)
Quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages
National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)

Local & State Health Statistics

State Health Facts
State health statistics from the Kaiser Foundation.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)
"State-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury".
County Health Rankings
County Health Rankings and statistics.
Pew Research Center Health Online
Study describing how Americans research health information online.

You can also find state level data in other national level resources found on this guide such as the CDC.

Florida Health Department Statistics & Data
Florida Department of Health statistical portal.

Global & Country Specific Health Statistics

World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO provides internationally focused health statistics including data on mortality, diseases, country statistics, and health systems.
WHO Country-specific Health Information and Statistics
Includes information on countries which are Members of the United Nations.
World Bank Health Stats
Statistics from the World Bank.
Health Stats Portal
The World Bank’s comprehensive database of Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) statistics.
OECD Health Statistics
Data and statistics from the Orgenisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

More Health Statistics & Guidelines

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ provides data on topics such as emergency department visits, health care quality, hospitalizations, and more.
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Annual reports; also includes State Snapshots.
CDC Wonder
System that allows you to search across a variety of public health reports and data systems by topic.
Data 2010
Data 2010 Data are included for all the objectives and subgroups identified within Healthy People 2010.
Cancer.gov
Find cancer data and statistics.
HealthData.gov
Find Health Data on a variety of topics.
National Center for Health Statistics
Part of the CDC, NCHS provides datasets and statistics on a variety of health topics.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Weekly publication from the CDC that contains statistics.

Attribution

Many of the sources on this page were compiled by The Arizona State University Librarians. This list was originally published on the library's Exercise and Wellness LibGuide and is reproduced here with permission.