Research Guides: HTH497 Senior Capstone: Find Statistics

Statista
Market and consumer data and all things statistics. Downloadable data, numbers, and facts in various formats on various topics and industries.

Data.gov
Use this site to find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
U.S. Census Bureau
Provides statistical resources for people and households, business and industry, and geography. Included are links to state and county QuickFacts and Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Health Statistics

CDC WONDER
CDC Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) manages nearly 20 collections of public-use data for U.S. births, deaths, cancer diagnoses, tuberculosis cases, vaccinations, environmental exposures, and population estimates, among many other topics.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Compares the health of nearly all counties in the United States to others within its own state, and supports coalitions tackling the social, economic and environmental factors that influence health.
FastStats
Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance.
Health, United States
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics.
Healthy People 2030
Sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.
HRSA Data Warehouse
Serves as the enterprise repository for Health Resources and Services Administration’s data and makes that data available to the public.
National Center for Health Statistics
Provides US public health statistics including diseases, pregnancies, births, aging, and mortality.
Pennsylvania Health Statistics
Access specific health statistics on birth, death, and other vital statistics, behavioral risk and injury statistics, cancer statistics, communicable diseases, health people, health facilities, minority health and health equity, school health statistics, and other health statistics.
State Health Facts
Provides health data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States. In some cases, data are available for counties, territories, and other geographies.
U.S. Census Health Statistics
By states, metropolitan areas, and counties.

United States: Health System Review by Thomas Rice, Pauline Rosenau, Lynn Y. Unruh, and Andrew J. Barnes
Publication Date: 2020

Detailed description of the U.S. health system, and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in the U.S.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
The Nation's most comprehensive source of hospital care data, including information on in-patient stays, ambulatory surgery and services visits, and emergency department encounters.
Health Insurance
The Census Bureau collects health insurance data using three national surveys that target national and state level geographies; the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district and all counties, places and metropolitan areas with populations of 65,000 or more; and longitudinal health insurance data at the national level of geography.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. It is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
Independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and increasing access for all citizens regardless of ability to pay.