Health statistics (general sources)
- Data Planet (Sage) This link opens in a new windowThe Data-Planet repository contains datasets from public, commercial, and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and around the world. Subjects covered include business, political science, demography, agriculture, education, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy, and more.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States by Call Number: HA202 Ready ReferenceLatest at Ready Reference;
2013- at Oversize Collection (2nd floor);
1909-2012 at Government Documents Federal (basement): C 3.134:;
1878-2012 also online.
Health Statistics Reference Books/E-Books
The State of Health Atlas by Call Number: G1046.E5 O36 2008 ReferenceISBN: 9780520254114Publication Date: 2008
Vital Statistics of the United States by Call Number: HA203 .V58 Referencecurrent ed. in Reference;
2004- in Reference Compact Storage (basement);
(not published 1994-2003);
1970-1993 at Government Documents Federal (basement) HE 20.6210:
1968-1969 at Government Documents Federal (basement) HE 20.2212:
1963-1967 at Government Documents Federal (basement) FS 2.112:
1939-1944 at Government Documents Federal (basement) C 3.139:
ALSO ONLINE (all years)
Bicycling and Walking in the United States: Benchmarking Report by Call Number: HE5737 .B539 Reference
Health, United States by Call Number: RA407.3 .U57a ReferenceCurrent ed. in reference;
1993- at HE 20.7042/6: Govt Documents Federal (basement)
1975-1992 at HE 20.6223: Govt Documents Federal (basement)
Healthcare business market research handbook 2021-2022 by Call Number: RA410.53 ONLINEISBN: 9781577832911Publication Date: 2020Twenty-first edition
Health Statistics Websites
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
- Bicycling and Walking in the United States - Benchmarking ProjectIncludes national, state, and city data. Project of the League of American Bicyclists and the CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation initiative.
- Cancer StatisticsNational Cancer Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health
- HCUPnet—Interactive Tool for Statistics on HospitalsData from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
- Health, United StatesFrom the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and more. Coverage: 1975-
- Healthy PeopleFederal government initiative promoting science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Website managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Injury Factsfrom the National Safety Council (NSC)
- Wisconsin Health StatisticsWisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Public Health ProfilesConcise health and demographic information for all counties and other local health departments (LHDs), plus all municipalities with a population over 35,000.
- WISH (Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health) Query SystemDatabase from the WI Dept of Health Services, using data from a variety of sources
