How to Find Statistics

This should be your starting spot for health statistics. It is collected and compiles by the NCHS, and links to major publications, such as Health, United States, data tables in Health Data for All Ages, and brief articles on examining trends and data on specific topics in Health E-Stats.

Provided an analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis by evaluating a historical and comprehensive set of health, environmental and socioeconomic data to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings.

"CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same."

Quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.

Portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, special topics, current concerns, as well as direct access to the full database. The GHO presents data from all WHO programs and provides links to supporting information.

CHS is responsible for compiling and analyzing the data from vital records from across the State of Oregon. These are the primary data sources used for measuring many benchmarks, outcomes and performance measures within the state.

Older public health research data & reports from the State of Oregon are also available, some of which go as far back as 1980.

SAMHSA provides current data and statistics from national data sets. Useful to health educators, students, and researchers seeking grants.

Includes statistics, reports, and the health indicator data is available by state and compared to the national average. The data is more extensive than the National Center for Health Statistics.