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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
A division of the CDC, the NCHS is the Nation's principal health statistics agency, and it compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve health. It collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys, and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing.

Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
The Department of Community Health is responsible for the collection of information on a range of health related issues. The information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan's citizens. These data are useful for health program development, targeting and evaluation of program progress. The information is used to identify emerging health issues and trends and can be made available for epidemiological research. Statistics are developed from the data collected to provide basic information on these health events in Michigan. The data are provided at the state, county and community level. The MDCH has information on health, vital statistics, pregnancy, birth defects, mental health, substance abuse, diseases, cancer, and other health care statistics. Look under Statistics and Reports.

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AHA Hospital Statistics
The American Hospital Association conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. It provides information on aggregate hospital data and trend analysis, AHA Hospital Statistics includes current and historical data on utilization, personnel, revenue, expenses, managed care contracts, community health indicators, physician models, and more.

American Hospital Directory
The American Hospital Directory provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals. Our database of information about hospitals is built from both public and private sources including Medicare claims data (MedPAR and OPPS), hospital cost reports, and other files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984. Conducted by the 50 state health departments as well as those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands with support from the CDC, BRFSS provides state-specific information about issues such as asthma, diabetes, health care access, alcohol use, hypertension, obesity, cancer screening, nutrition and physical activity, tobacco use, and more.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC offers a lot of information and data on a various of health topics. You can find databases, surveys, publications, and other tools on health topics like aging, alcohol, chronic disease indicators, heart disease, injuries, and much more.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS provides a lot of information on health care coverage. Of particular interest will be found under the Research, Statistics, Data, & Systems section, which provides data on health care use, expenditures, insurance, and assessments.

CDC Wonder
CDC Wonder is an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information including AIDS, Births, Infant Deaths, Mortality, Cancer, Tuberculosis, STDs, vaccines, and more.

Data Online for Population, Health, and Nutrition (DOLPHN)
The Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN) is an online statistical data resource of selected demographic and health indicators gathered from various sources for several countries of the world. It contains over 70 key health indicators obtained from 11 carefully selected and internationally recognized data sources. The various sources of the data use a variety of research methodologies including population-based surveys, estimates, and projections to derive the statistics. Any use of data contained in DOLPHN should reference the original source citation.

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. Survey topics include anemia, child health, education, family planning, HIV, and maternal health. Registration is required to access data.

HCUPnet
HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization. It provides national and state information.

Health and Medical Care Archive
Available through ICPSR, the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA) preserves and disseminates data collected by research projects funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care in the United States. It includes surveys of health care professionals, investigations of access to medical care, evaluations of innovative programs for the delivery of health care, and surveys on substance abuse.

Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health
This survey compares the health status and access to health care services of the United States and Canada.

Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation focuses on major health care issues. It includes the following topics: Medicaid, Medicare, costs, insurance, uninsured, state policies, prescription drugs, HIV/AIDS, minority health, and women's health. Under women's health is the Women's Health Data Book, which includes a lot of information health of herself and her babies.

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage.

Michigan Public Health Institute
The Michigan Public Health Institute has information on various topics in health. They have a lot of useful annual reports that provide tables and other data and links to other resources. They have information on child and adolescent health, cancer, disease prevention, tobacco use, and many more.

National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, coordinates the Nation’s research program on cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and control. Looking for Cancer Incidence Statistics in particular? See this Surveillance Research page.

National Survey of America's Families
The National Survey of America's Families provides a comprehensive look at the well-being of children and non-elderly adults, and reveals sometimes striking differences among the 13 states studied in depth. The survey provides quantitative measures of child, adult and family well-being in America, with an emphasis on persons in low-income families.

The Population Research Center at NORC and the University of Chicago
The Population Research Center at NORC and the University of Chicago, now in its 22nd year, is an interdisciplinary research center designed to facilitate high-quality population research conducted by its researchers -- economists, sociologists, and other population scientists. Surveys include the National Health and Social Life Survey, the Chicago Health and Social Life Survey, and the Chinese Health and Family Life Survey.

Social Science Electronic Data Library (SSEDL)
SSEDL is a premium health and social science resource that consists of over 300 data sets from 200 different studies. Topics include: AIDS/STD, Aging, Adolescent Pregnancy, Disabilities, Families and Maternal Drug Abuse. This is a resource only available to MSU Faculty, Staff, and Students.

SourceOECD OECD Health Data
OECD Health Data 2007 offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health care systems in OECD economies. It is a unique, interactive database covering over 1 200 indicators and offering sophisticated query modules. The most recent data are for 2004/2005, with many time series going back as far as 1960. Main fields covered include Health Status, Health Care Resources, Health Care Utilisation, Expenditure on Health, Health Care Financing, Social Protection, Pharmaceutical Market, Non-medical Determinants of Health, Demographic References, and Economic References.

State Health Facts Online
Primarily, State Health Facts Online supplies statistical data and policy information organized as individual state profiles and as 50-state comparisons in demographics, economics, health status, health coverage and uninsured, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance programs, Medicare, health costs and budgets, managed care and health insurance, providers and service use, women's health, minority health, and HIV/AIDS. State profiles compare state statistics to US national figures. Data sources are indicated and include resources beyond the US Census (e.g., data compiled by foundations and institutes). Sources are current, generally dated either the present or previous year. Data cover many high-demand topics of public and research interest (immunizations, teen births, abortion rates, mammogram rate, insurance for contraceptives, cigarette smoking and tobacco settlement funds, nurses per population, prescription drugs).

World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. They have data on mortality and health status, diseases, immunization, maternal neonatal care, nutrition, alcohol, obesity, nutrition, tobacco, water and sanitation, and the health systems of international areas.

WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System)
The WHO Statistical Information System is the guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization. Check out the Core Health Indicators for each of the U.N.'s 192 member countries, from the latest World Health Report. This includes such things as mortality, population growth, etc. Access by country, data type, year or specific indicator. Other links will take you to statistics by country or region, statistics by topic, disease or condition, and a collection of pointers to other sources of health-related statistical data.