Community Health Sciences 132: Health, Disease, and Health Services in Latin America

The Vital Records Data and Statistics cover a wide variety of health topics suitable for community health assessments, research for government and private studies, and public inquiry. Further, the programs within the Vital Records Data and Statistics include the Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program and the End of Life Option Act.

This site is sponsored by the California Department of Health Care Services and provides statistics and reports produced by Department programs as well as links to other data related to DHCS programs.

Provided by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the California Department of Health Services, and the Public Health Institute, this site offers data gathered in the California Health Interview Survey, performed every two years. (Requires free registration)

QuickFacts is a part of the U.S. Census Bureau site, and provides demographic information on a state and county level. In addition to summary data, the site also provides links to more in-depth information sources.

This site is sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and provides information on a number of health and demographic indicators.

This UNICEF site provides access to current statistical data from around the world, with a focus on children and women.

This site provides data compiled by the U.S. Agency for International Development regarding health in developing nations.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides summary demographic data on a country-by-country basis.

This site provides a listing of national statistical publications and websites, as well as detailed information about how data are collected and analyzed.

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a wide variety of health-related statistics on an international level.

Demographic and economic profiles for all regions of the United States.

The National Center for Health Statistics provides detailed health statistics for the United States. See “Hints for Use” for help on how to use the files.

Using Medicare data, this project analyzes national and regional distribution of health care resources, such as cost of care, hospital and physician distribution, and Medicare reimbursement. The interactive website allows users to customize maps and charts.

DATA2010 reports results of the “Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health” program. The program tracks data on 487 objectives in 28 focus areas for the United States as a whole and at the state level.

Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, this site is composed of an index that links to quick statistical information sheets on a multitude of topics and geographic areas. The fact sheets in turn link to relevant statistical sources.

The Center for Disease Control's weekly report provides up-to-date information about illness compiled from state health departments.

Developed by staff of the division of Health Promotion Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics, it contains the most recent monitoring data for Tracking Healthy People 2010. Includes data by population group.

The Division of Program Statistics offers access to IHS publications such as the "Regional Differences in Indian Health" and "Trends in Indian Health" series, as well as documents on special health topics.

Includes survey reports and data on LGBT health. Many pages pertaining to LGBTQ health were removed by the CDC in January 2025. This page has been archived by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

Part of the National Library of Medicine, this index page provides access to information, including statistics, on a variety of population groups.

Although this database, sponsored by The Indian Health Service and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, does not provide statistics directly, many of the research articles provide statistical information.

Part of the Office of Minority Health site, this page provides links to outside statistical information and publication of the OMH.

Publications on minority health from the CDC.

A centralized place for various CDC statistics databases. Be sure to look at the interactive tools on the bottom left.

The Centers for Disease Control has compiled a list of its statistics-related publications since 1985. Most offer links to full-text PDF.

An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

Data removed from U.S. government pages in January 2025 related to contraception, sexual health, youth, LGBTQIA people, and sexual and intimate partner violence.

A guide and links to all levels of US Census information: Population & Housing, American Community Survey, Economic Census, and Census of Governments.

Developed by staff of the division of Health Promotion Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics, it contains the most recent monitoring data for Tracking Healthy People 2010. Includes data by population group.

Data.gov contains links to thousands of government datasets on topics such as: agriculture, climate, health, and public safety.

This is a regularly updated mirror of all data files linked from data.gov. The repository is maintained by the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab as part of a project to preserve U.S. federal public data.

Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics, this site is composed of an index that links to quick statistical information sheets on a multitude of topics and geographic areas. The fact sheets in turn link to relevant statistical sources.

This consumer health site, administered by the National Library of Medicine, provides links to current health statistics.

Provides US public health statistics including diseases, pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality. This and CDC Data and Statistics page above provide portals to most of what is available.

A central computerized index of death record information on file in the State vital statistics offices.

Printed index to journals and other materials on world demography and population issues from 1935 to 1999.

This page provide links to sources of statistical data on a variety of subjects.

This page searches the extensive World Health Organization (WHO) Statistical Information System. Although the actual search interface is restricted to WHO documents, often they in turn point to outside sources.

This CDC site reports on injuries and violent deaths, including cost of injury reports, years of potential life lost, and a mapping module. The site also allows users to build customized reports.