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National and State Health Statistics

Nationally collected statistics on health conditions, vital records, and provider information (e.g. insurance). FastStats provides quick overviews on the most commonly sought conditions. 

State and territorial health departments.

Statistics on those diseases and factors which relate to global health priorities (e.g. HIV, hunger, etc);

  • Organizations, particularly large non-profits, such as the American Heart Association, are another good resource for statistics. Consider your area of interest and whether there is a related association.

Find Journal Articles with Statistics

In addition to those statistics collected by large agencies, many articles present statistical information. 

When searching for statistical information in article databases, search for these words in the article's title:

  • statistics
  • epidemiology
  • incidence
  • population
  • prevalence

Databases that use controlled vocabulary (eg PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO) have subject headings or subheadings for "statistics and numerical data".