Health and Medicine Research Guide
Finding Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics - The NCHS is the principal health statistics agency for the United States.
Cancer Statisics, 2006 - This is a recent report on cancer statistics prepared by the American Cancer Society (ACS) that uses incidence data from the National Cancer Institute and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The report offers "an up-to-date perspective on the occurrence of cancer" in the United States, including cancer frequency, incidence, mortality, and survival statistics for 2006.
World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - This is a guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.
Social Statistics Briefing Room - Health - These are health care statistics from the White House.
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
MEDLINE Plus Health Statistics - This MEDLINE website provides links to articles and websites giving health statistics.
FEDSTATS - Health - This is a US government gateway to health statistics.
University of Michigan Documents Center, Statistical Materials on the Web, Health - This University of Michigan site provides links to a very large number of health statistics sources on the web.