Data & Statistics Resources - Health Sciences: Data & Statistics Resources
Health Sciences Statistics resource guide for University of Iowa students, residents, fellows & faculty
International Statistics
- International Programs Centerthe IPC Conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and strengthens statistical development around the world.
- OECD Health Statistics"OECD Health Statistics offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries"
Statistical Reports
- Health, United States 2008Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.
- Morbidity & Mortality Weekly ReportReports on the incidence of selected notifiable diseases by nation, region, and state.
- National Vital Statistics ReportsCovers provisional birth, death, marriage, and divorce statistics.
- Vital Statistics of the United StatesAnnual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce. These reports are available for download or as bound volumes in many large public and university libraries.
General Statistical Resources
- All of Us Research Program Data This link opens in a new windowThe All of Us Research Program (AoURP), led by the National Institutes of Health, is a longitudinal cohort study aimed at advancing precision medicine and improving human health through partnering with one million or more diverse participants across the United States. With an emphasis on reaching historically underrepresented populations in biomedical research, the AoURP datasets include Electronic Health Records, Biosamples, Bioassays, Mobile Health Data, Physical Measurements and Surveys. How to use this resource:AoURP Guide
- CDC WONDERProvides a single point of access to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data.
- CDC Datasets - ARCHIVED January 2025An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
- Data.govData from across government organizations and agencies. Includes Agriculture, Climate, Consumer, Ecosystems, Education, Energy, Finance, Health, Local Government, Manufacturing, Maritime, Ocean, Public Safety, and Science & Research.
- Dataset Catalog (NLM) This link opens in a new windowThe NLM Dataset Catalog is a catalog of biomedical datasets from various repositories for users to search, discover, retrieve, and connect with datasets to accelerate scientific research. This beta version aims to collect user feedback to inform future product development.
- Global Health Data ExchangeContains information about over 7,000 demographic, global public health and health-related data sources.
- ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social ResearchICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
- National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM): HSRR (Health Services and Sciences Research Resources) - ARCHIVEDInformation about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Public Health with links to PubMed.
- NIAID Data Ecosystem Discovery Portal This link opens in a new windowThe NIAID Data Ecosystem Discovery Portal Enables users to find datasets from a wide range of repositories and offers a convenient one-stop-shop for discovery of data on infectious and immune-mediated diseases (IIDs).
- ProQuest Statistical Datasets: Health & Vital Statistics CategorySelect Health & Nutrition on the left side.
- Refugee Processing Center > Interactive ReportingProvides statistics on the arrival of refugees, including breakdowns by country of origin and US state placement. The Refugee Processing Center (RPC) is operated by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and is located in Arlington, Virginia USA.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
- U.S. Census Data This link opens in a new windowThe platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau – the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. In addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts dozens of other censuses and surveys, including the American Community Survey, the U.S. Economic Census, and the Current Population Survey. Data sources can be filtered by Topics, Geography, Years, Surveys, and Code systems.
- Encyclopedia of Biostatistics This link opens in a new windowThe definitive reference to support the development and use of statistical methods for addressing the problems and critical issues that confront scientists, practitioners and policy makers
- SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowUsers have a choice to either create an account to log-in using their e-mail address or click a button to log-in as a guest
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States. NB: 5 concurrent user limit. - TriNetX This link opens in a new windowTriNetX with University of Iowa Health Care provides researchers the ability to explore a limited, de-identified set of patient data. This tool is most useful for identification of patient cohorts for preparation to research. Access is available to all UI Health Care faculty, staff, and students, and University of Iowa faculty and staff involved in clinical research.
State & County Statistics
- Alan Guttmacher Institute: State Center -- IowaIncludes: Contraception Counts, State Facts on Abortion, County-level tables, Teen Pregnancy Tables, State Policies
- FACITS: Family & Community Information Tracking SystemProvides detailed data on factors that influence the health and well-being of individuals and communities in Iowa. Data are available for the State and each of Iowa's 99 counties.
- Iowa Health FactbookProvides a wealth of information pertinent to the health of Iowans. Much of this information is presented for each of Iowa's 99 counties and includes such knowledge as data on disease incidence and mortality.
