School of Public Health

The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.

An international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community.

The United Nations Statistics Division compiles and disseminate sglobal statistical information, develops standards and norms for statistical activities, and supports countries' efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

WHO's World Health Data Hub is a comprehensive digital platform for global health data. It provides end-to-end solutions to collect, store, analyze, and share data that is timely, reliable, and actionable.

The AHRQ Data Tools allow you to explore AHRQ data sources in depth through bar charts, trend charts, geographic maps, and more. Create and download charts and datasets to support your research. AHRQ also offers interactive data visualizations that feature its data and data infographics to showcase its research.

WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The data tool provides healthcare statistics and information for hospital inpatient and emergency department settings, as well as population-based healthcare data on counties. Generate tables and graphs on national and regional statistics and trends for community hospitals in the United States.

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.

NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates timely, relevant, and accurate health data and statistics. The products and services inform the public and guide program and policy decisions to improve our nation’s health.

The NCVHS serves as the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for health data, statistics, privacy, and national health information policy and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The Committee advises the HHS Secretary, reports regularly to Congress on HIPAA implementation, and serves as a forum for interaction between HHS and interested private sector groups on a range of health data issues.

Learn more about workplace safety and health from OSHA and other federal agencies, including popular data searches such as establishments, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code searches, fatality inspection data, and more.

As an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), BLS provides statistical guidance to the department and its agencies and works in partnership with those agencies to support their data needs.

Learn about America's communities through data profiles. They cover 100,000+ different geographies: states, counties, places, tribal areas, zip codes, and congressional districts. Covered topics include education, employment, health, and housing just to name a few.

The State Data Center (SDC) program is one of the Census Bureau's longest and most successful partnerships. The partnership was created to make data available locally.

The Current Research Information System (CRIS) provides documentation and reporting for ongoing agricultural, food science, human nutrition, and forestry research, education and extension activities for the United States Department of Agriculture; with a focus on the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant programs.

The DSHS Center for Health Statistics was established to be a source of information for assessment of community health and for public health planning. This data are used to support research, grant applications and policy development and to provide rapid needs response to health emergencies.

The Texas Demographic Center functions as a focal point for the production, interpretation, and distribution of demographic information for Texas. The Texas Demographic Center produces and disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other demographic information. Special emphasis is placed on data that may be useful to policy makers in dealing with issues regarding the demand for State services.

THCIC's charge is to collect data and report on health care activity in hospitals and health maintenance organizations operating in Texas. The goal is to provide information that will enable consumers to have an impact on the cost and quality of health care in Texas.

This site contains public data and statistics on various health topics. The data are intended to help you plan and improve delivery of services, evaluate health care systems, inform policy decisions, and aid in research.

The Vital Events Data Management team within CHS is responsible for developing, analyzing, and distributing public health data derived from records of vital events. The team also responds to statistical data requests and develops the Texas Vital Statistics Annual Report.

This website has been designed to provide a comprehensive collection of links to publicly available health and health determinants data down to the county level or better, whenever possible, for the state of Texas from reliable and authoritative providers of information. There are also links to sites that cover the U.S., so if you need a state other than Texas, you may find a good source of data here.