LibGuides: Health Care Management: Statistics

Statistics on diseases and condtions

CDC Data & Statistics
Find data, tools & resources on diseases and conditions.
Global Health Observatory (GHO)
WHO's gateway to health related statistics for more than 1000 indicators in 194 member states.
National Center for Health Statistics
Find data and statistics on diseases, conditions, injuries, health care coverage & insurance.

Vital Statistics

American Factfinder
An excellent source for finding demographic information for all US states, counties, and regions.
National Vital Statistics System
Data on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths.

Health care utilization, cost, quality

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid DataNavigator
Use the DataNavigator to narrow your search to specific health care topics or settings of care.
Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare
The Dartmouth Atlas Project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians.
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The Atlas provides comparative data on hospital expenditures, capacity, and per capita expenditures; Medicare reimbursements for inpatient, outpatient, and home health care; physician work force active in patient care; rates of diagnostic and surgical procedures; and hospital capacity and Medicare hospitalizations. It offers interactive tools that can be used to create customized reports, comparative analysis and charting
HCUP.net
Data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Provides statistics on hospitalizations,emergency department visits, ambulatory surgeries including procedures as well as population-based health care data at national and state level.
Health, United States
An annual report on trends in health statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
The only national data source measuring how Americans use and pay for medical care, health insurance, and out-of-pocket spending. Annual surveys of individuals and families, as well as their health care providers, provide data on health status, the use of medical services, charges, insurance coverage, and satisfaction with care.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Assesses the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States through interviews and physical examinations.
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Measures trends in quality and effectiveness of patient-centered care including issues of access, timeliness and safety.
National Health Care Surveys
Includes the use of health care resources, the quality of health care, including safety, and disparities in health care services.
Public Health Resources: State or Territorial Health Departments
Great starting point for locating information on health care related topics by state.
Rand State Statistics
Extensive U.S. national, state and local statistics on topics such as drug abuse & smoking, expenditures, health conditions, insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, providers, and utlitzation. 1960-present.

Specific populations

Adolescent Health
Statistics on adolescents' health issues including obesity, smoking and alcohol use, access to health care, and teen births.
Aging & Disability in America
Data on older adults and people with disabilities.
Aging Population Issues
Information related to those 65 and older, with a health services research focus from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Agingstats.gov
Over 40 indicators grouped in six sections: Population, Economics, Health Status, Health Risks and Behaviors, Health Care, and Environment
Child Health
Statistics on various topics including health status, obesity rates, health insurance coverage, access to care, mortality rates, and leading causes of death.
Women's Health
Topics include access and utilization of health care, births, deaths, disability, health expenditures, health insurance, health status and risk factors, nutrition, and preventive care.