Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions

Information on global health policy, including the U.S. government’s role in global health

Contains information on U.S. government funding for global health, including both trends over time and through the appropriations process.

A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations.

Comparative statistics from the 30 member states (industrialized nations) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as development statistics from other countries.

Access UN country member profiles for data about demographics, economic, social, and environmental variables.

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

U.S. Census Bureau

Robert Woods Johnson Foundation

Research and data about local economic and demographic issues.

Population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources.

The Iowa Cancer Registry (ICR) is a population-based cancer
registry

Contains prevalence and trends data for health behaviors.

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

Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.

An interactive data set comprised of behavioral risk factors and health indicators. Compiles state level data for the 50 states, DC, and U.S. territories from various published CDC and federal sources into a format that allows users to view, sort, and analyze data at state, regional, and national levels. This tool is intended to serve as a resource in the promotion of policy, system, and environmental changes.

Utilize an ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has monitored the health of the nation since 1957. NHIS data are collected through personal household interviews. Survey results have been instrumental in providing data to track health status, health care access, and progress toward achieving national health objectives.

Health data resources for analysis of the many factors which shape health in communities, and local efforts to achieve better health for all.
Includes County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, which 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.

Much of the current population data is derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which is a sample household survey of the noninstitutional civilian population in the United States. Its primary task is to produce monthly statistics on unemployment and the labor force, which are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly bulletin Employment and Earnings.

The Kaiser Foundation’s provides consistent and up-to-date information on the public’s opinions, knowledge, and experiences with the U.S. health care system. The Tracking Poll has been a primary tool for monitoring all aspects of public opinion on the Affordable Care Act, including the public’s experiences under the law and their views on its provisions and on efforts to repeal and replace it. The Tracking Poll also captures the public’s views and experiences with Medicare, Medicaid, health costs, prescription drugs and other health issues that are in the news or are driving national and state policy debates.

Annual harmonized data on people in the U.S. National Health Interview Survey from the 1960s to the present