Health Statistics
Resources on finding and utilizing health statistics.
General Sources
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FastStats HomepageQuick access to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Chronic Disease GIS Exchange (CDC)Provides a forum for sharing specific examples, ideas and techniques for using GIS to document geographic disparities in health indicators.
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Chronic Disease Indicators (CDC)Provides access to a cross-cutting set of 97 indicators and relevant data and allows for comparison at the state, county, and U.S. Census region level.
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Chronic Disease Prevention (CDC)Provides information on the CDC's surveillance and tracking activities in the effort to measure and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease.
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Chronic Diseases (WHO)Global Health Observatory (GHO) data from the World Health Organization. Search under Data.
Asthma
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Asthma Data, Statistics, & Surveillance (CDC)Includes data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys, the Vital Statistics System, & the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Cancer
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Cancer Data & Statistics (CDC)Includes rates by state, demographic group, & race/ethnicity.
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Cancer Fact Sheets (MDCH)From the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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Cancer Incidence Statistics (NCI)From the National Cancer Institute.
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Cancer Today - IARCData visualization tools that present current national estimates of cancer incidence, mortality, & prevalence.
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Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS): Cancer (NCI)Nationally representative data about the American public's use of cancer-related information.
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Interactive Cancer Atlas (InCA) (CDC)U.S. cancer statistics in an interactive format.
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Sources of Cancer DataFrom the Michigan Cancer Consortium.
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State Cancer Profiles (NCI)Interactive maps of cancer statistics
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US Cancer Statistics (CDC Wonder)Provides information by incidence & mortality, 1999-2012.
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Incidence & Prevalence Chart Book, 2006 (NHLBI)Largely unpublished estimates of incidence & prevalence from 6 studies sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute.
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Social Determinants of Health Maps (CDC)Use with heart disease & stroke statistics.
Chronic Kidney Disease
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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance ProjectFrom the CDC.
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U.S. Renal Data SystemFrom the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
Diabetes
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Diabetes Atlas (International Diabetes Federation)Interactive atlas that includes statistics on disease & health expenditures. Compare countries, regions.
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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - StatisticsIncludes a variety of reports, including by race/ethnicity.
Mental Health
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Mental Health Atlas (WHO)Contains information on health policies, plans, financing, care delivery, human resources, medicines, & information systems around the world.
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services - DataIncludes National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) public-use data for download, online analysis & Quick Tables.
Other Chronic Diseases
Arthritis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2025 12:56 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences