Vital & Health Statistics
Research by AHRQ provides information on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. Their Data and Surveys page covers: Data sources on 15 topics; Medical expenditures, health care, and insurance; Healthcare and hospital costs' HIV/AIDS costs and patient statistics' Quality of care statistics; Vulnerable populations' access to care; Healthcare informatics
The website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, AgingStats.gov provides reports and data from 15 member agencies including
- Administration on Aging;
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
- Census Bureau;
- National Center for Health Statistics;
- National Institute on Aging;
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service
This page from the BLS provides annual statistics on the "rate and number of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries," with variables such as incident, industry, geography, and occupation. Also available:
- state data on injuries, illnesses, and fatalities
- fact sheets
- special releases
- IIF databases
The Centers for Disease Control Data & Statistics page offers
- health topics
- vital records (births, mortality, life expectancy, and marriages & divorces)
- access to the annual report, Health, United States
The site also provides access to interactive tools and databases on public health.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are concerned with Medicare health plans, financial management, and fee for service operations, Medicaid and children's health, survey & certification and quality improvement. Their web page on research and statistics provides access to:
- Medicare & Medicaid Statistical Supplement
- Trends in Health Care Sectors
- National Health Expenditure Data
- Data Compendium
- Chart Series
- Enrollment Rep ...
www.fedstats.gov/key_stats/index.php?markup=XHTML&pageType=p
The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains Fedstats as one resource to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by federal agencies on health and other numerous topics. See this page for vital statistics links.
www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/IHS_stats/
The Indian Health Service is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Program Statistics Team web page links to 2 main reports:
- Most Recent Trends in Indian Health
- Most Recent Regional Differences in Indian Health
The National Center for Health Statistics is an agency that documents the health of the population, monitors trends in health status, and identifies health problems. Their site provides:
- survey & data collection systems information
- publications offering health statistics
- data access
- tools & resources
www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/datasites.html
The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a complex federal medical research organization including 26 separate health institutes and centers, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Center for Human Genome Research. The Data Tools and Statistics page of NICHSR off ...
The Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis page is the Social Security Administration's source for retirement and disability research and OASDI (Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) program statistics. On this page you will find access to
- monthly statistics and the Annual Statistical Supplement
- Social Security Bulletin
- Social Security Programs Throughout the World (ta ...