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Public Health: Health Statistics
Government Documents
In addition to the resources listed below, check out the library's Government Documents library guide. The U.S. government produces vast amounts of data in all areas, including health.
Statistics by Geographical Area
- State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)Up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data from all 50 states on more than 500 health topics.
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryThe Global Health Observatory (GHO) is WHO's portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database. The GHO presents data from all WHO programs and provides links to supporting information.
GVSU Statistics and Data Visualization Databases
- Sage DataSage Data is a collection of U.S. and international datasets sourced from governmental, commercial, and private organizations. Sage Data allows you to search and browse billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized exportable charts and tables. Each dataset also has a detailed description, including information about its source organization and update frequency.
- Data Citation Index This link opens in a new windowDiscover research data, including data studies, data sets from a wide range of international data repositories and connect them with the scientific literature to track data citation. Coverage from 1900 to present.
- iPOLL This link opens in a new windowiPOLL is One-stop shopping for academic, commercial, and media polls in the U.S. with search tools designed specifically for survey questions. Users can View various questions to better understand Americans' views.
- Social ExplorerSocial Explorer is a statistical resource that allows easy access to current and historical census information, including the ability to create maps and custom tables that can be exported or printed. Census data covers 1790-2010 and American Community Survey results from 2005-2011. Social Explorer also includes the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980-2010 and carbon emissions data from 2002 from the Vulcan Project.
- StatistaStatista provides users with an innovative and intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions in English, French, German and Spanish. The platform consists over 1,500,000 statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources.
Other good places to find health data
- KIDS COUNT Data CenterFrom the Annie E. Casey Foundation
- SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program)Premier source for cancer statistics in the U.S.
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