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Statistics Resources

Health and non-health related statistics from the U.S. government and other agencies.

Health Statistics

Health data are collected by U.S. and international agencies and is often available for free.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. CDC  

An alphabetical subject list provides links to health issues by topics such as diseases, aging, substance abuse and health issues such as airbags and air pollution.

FedStats 

More than seventy agencies in the United States Federal Government contribute to these statistics organized by topic.Topics range from vital statistics, diseases, medical expenditures and health insurance coverage.

Health, United States NCHS  

Chartbook from the NCHS indicating Trends in the Health of Americans. This resource includes over 140 trend tables including topics such as fertility, natality and mortality.

FastStats - State and Territorial Data (cdc.gov) 

State level data from NCHS including birth and death rates, data from BRFSS and state health agencies.

NationMaster.com  

International compilation of data from key government and agency sources such as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Data: Crime; Disasters; Education; Environment; Health; Immigration; Lifestyle and Mortality.

Regional Core Health Data Table Generator System  

108 essential health indicators to quantitatively characterize the health situation of 48 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas for the period 1995-2005. Table Generator System allow construction tables of indicators/countries.

WHO Global Health Observatory - World Health Organization  

Guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information from WHO. World Health Organization site also lists health related websites organized by country.

Undata (United Nations)

Search multiple U.N. data databases for health and social indicators.

Global Health Topics- Kaiser Foundation

Statistics by country and category and other related topical discussions related to global health

CDC: Sources for Data on Social Determinants of Health

Several health data sources that focus on social determinants of health such as income, educational level, employment, and social vulnerability.

General Statistics Resources

US Census Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

CIA World Factbook

US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, and more.

Congressional Record

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.

Data.gov 

A new Government site created to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.

EDGAR

The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, & forwarding of submissions by companies who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

EPA Publications

Environments Protection Agency Publications.

GOVINFO

GPO's search providing public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies.

Federal Register

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

NTIS: National Technical Information Service

"The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) helps federal agencies make better decisions about data, with data. We provide the support and structure that helps our partners securely store, analyze, sort, and aggregate data in new ways. We use our private-sector partners’ knowledge to create new ways of using data to solve problems. Our Joint Venture program works side-by-side with universities, nonprofits and industry professionals — together, they can experiment with data science technologies before they’re available in the marketplace."

PARLINE Database

The PARLINE database contains information on the structure and working methods of 264 parliamentary chambers in all of the 188 countries where a national legislature exists.

Patent and Trademark Office

Search registered patents and trademarks

Science.gov

Searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

Thomas

Provides access to legislative information from the 104th Congress to the present. 

U.S. Congressional Directory

The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress. Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data.

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Website for the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Senate

Official Website for the U.S. Senate.

Uniform Crime Reports

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation.

United States Code

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

United States Historical Census Data

The data and terminology presented in the Historical Census Browser are drawn directly from historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing.

USA.gov

The U.S. government's official web portal. It is an easy-to-search, free access website designed to give users a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state, and federal government agency websites.White House
The official web site of the White House, includes messages and speeches from the President, budget information, and press releases.

Avalon Project

The Avalon Project from the Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library has digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.