Library Guides: Nursing Research Guide: Health Statistics

Health Statistics Sources

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
"In addition to providing data in an easy-to-use, non-technical format, the purpose of the report is to stimulate discussions among policymakers and the public."
CDC - Data & Statistics
CDC statistics can be searched by topic. Reports issued by this office concerning specific health issues can be accessed by topic and/or date.
Demographic and Health Surveys
"Accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 260 surveys in over 90 countries."
Kaiser State Health Facts
This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
UNICEF Data
Data on women and children worldwide.
World Health Organization--Data and Statistics
Includes international data on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, health systems, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and other areas of health factors and risks.

Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
View statistics at the state and county level for employment, population demographics, income, poverty, etc. Provides great visualizations. Data from the U.S. Census.
Explore Census Data
Data.census.gov is the platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data dissemination through data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data content and more time using it. For guidance on using data.census.gov, please see our Resources page at https://www.census.gov/data/adrm/what-is-data-census-gov.html.
State Data Center of Iowa
This site provides access to population, housing, business and government statistics in Iowa. This includes data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources. If you don't find what you need, contact their staff. They have access to more data than what is provided on their website.

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