MWU Library: Health Statistics: Home

About This Guide

This guide provides a starting point for finding statistics provided by government and non-profit organizations. It also contains resources for evaluating health statistics.

Evaluating Health Statistics Tutorial

Who collected and/or published the statistics? Is the data primary? Who is included? Who is excluded? Is the information current enough? Why was the information collected?

For a more comprehensive information on finding and evaluating statistical data, the National Library of Medicine provides an online tutorial:

Finding and Using Health Statistics Tutorial

U.S. Statistics

Major Producers of Health Statistics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S.
Data, Tools and Statistics from Health Services Research Information Central (HSRIC)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
United Nations Data
World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory (GHO) Data

Selected Surveys, Reports, & Repositories

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E-Books on Understanding Health Statistics

Using and Understanding Medical Statistics by D. E. Matthews; et al.
ISBN: 9783318054583
Publication Date: 2015
1 simultaneous user. Log in with your Midwestern username and password.
Vital Signs by David Blumenthal; et al.
ISBN: 9780309324939
Publication Date: 2015
Unlimited simultaneous users.