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Health Statistics

Find data and statistics in health and medicine

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
from the Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease (National Center for Health Statistics)

Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - CDC
Autism Spectrum Disorder
from the Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health

Cancer

Cancer Data and Statistics (CDC)
Cancer Facts and Statistics (American Cancer Society)
Cancer Stat Facts (NCI)
Cancer Statistics (NCI)
CDC Wonder: US Cancer Statistics
Global Cancer Observatory (WHO)
National Program of Cancer Registries (CDC)
State Cancer Profiles (NCI)
Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
SEER (National Cancer Institute) collects data on cancer cases from various locations and sources throughout the United States
World Cancer Research Fund International: Cancer Trends

Cardiovascular Diseases

European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics
Heart and Stroke Statistics
American Heart Association
Heart Disease Statistics and Maps (CDC)

Diabetes

Diabetes Data & Statistics (CDC)
US Diabetes Surveillance System (CDC)
Statistics About Diabetes
American Diabetes Association

Global Report on Diabetes by World Health Organization
Publication Date: 2016

Geriatrics

Ageing and Life Course (WHO)
Aging: Data and Research
from the Administration for Community Living
Aging and Disability in America
Administration for Community Living
Aging Population Issues (NIH)
Aging Stats
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging
Arthritis-Related Statistics (CDC)
Elder Abuse (CDC)
Health Aging: Data and Statistics (CDC)

HIV/AIDS and STDs

Global HIV and AIDS Statistics
HIV/AIDS State Health Facts from Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Data and Statistics (WHO)
HIV/AIDS Statistics Center (CDC)
HIV Statistics (amfAR)
STDs Data & Statistics (CDC) includes latest Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance

Injuries and Trauma

Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Injury Data and Resources (NCHS)
National Trauma Data Bank

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
interactive, online database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of trusted sources

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

SAMHSA: Quick Statistics Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health (WHO)
Mental Health
US National Center for Health Statistics
Statistics (National Institute of Mental Health)

Nutrition

Global Health Data Exchange: Nutrition
Nutrition (WHO)
Nutritional Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States
Nutrition Data & Statistics (CDC)
USDA: Food Consumption & Demand

Obesity

Obesity (WHO)
Overweight & Obesity:Data Trends and Maps (CDC)
The State of Obesity
State level statistics from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
World Obesity: Data

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