LibGuides@Southampton: Data and Statistics: Health

Health Statistics Resources

ASH Statistics This link opens in a new window
Resources, fact sheets, briefings and research reports from Action on Smoking and Health. Includes information and statistics on tobacco-related topics, and supporting evidence for tobacco control measures.
Child Info This link opens in a new window
Statistical information from UNICEF. UNICEF is the world’s leading source of data on children used by over 3 million people globally.
British Paediatric Surveillance Unit This link opens in a new window
The BPSU is a world leading centre for rare paediatric disease surveillance. It enables doctors and researchers to investigate how many children in the UK and Republic of Ireland are affected by particular rare diseases, conditions or treatments each year.
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) This link opens in a new window
The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) is the new English NHS observational data and interventional research service, jointly funded by the NHS National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Demographic and Health Surveys This link opens in a new window
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries.

European Health Information Gateway
WHO Europe’s Health for All family of databases are the Region’s gold-standard source of health statistics for monitoring and assessment tools in key health policy areas. Discover the wealth of information in the “Health for All explorer”, a brand new tool that allows integrated access to these indicators, enables dynamic comparisons and exploration, and makes the data reusable and shareable as graphics, datasets, embeddable parts of web pages and social media messages.

Health & Safety Executive: Statistics This link opens in a new window
Key health & safety statistics from around the UK

Hospital Episode Statistics
HES is a data warehouse containing details of all admissions, outpatient appointments and A&E attendances at NHS hospitals in England.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority This link opens in a new window
The HFEA collects data and statistics about over 60,000 fertility treatments performed each year in the UK

Health Statistics Resources

OECD Health Statistics This link opens in a new window
Statistics from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
ONS Health and Social Care Statistics This link opens in a new window
Health statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Metaregister of Controlled Trials This link opens in a new window
mRCT pools together several international trial sources (e.g. ISRCTN Register & ClinicalTrials.gov)
National Centre for Health Statistics This link opens in a new window
The National Center for Health Statistics is part of the US Center for Disease Control, and its stated aim "is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people"
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive This link opens in a new window
SAMHDA is an initiative funded under contract with the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CBHSQ has primary responsibility for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of SAMHSA's behavioral health data
UNAIDS This link opens in a new window
UNAIDS brings together the resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and 10 UN system organizations for coordinated and accountable efforts to unite the world against AIDS
WorldPop This link opens in a new window
WorldPop develops peer-reviewed research and methods for the construction of open and high-resolution geospatial data on population distributions, demographics and dynamics, with a focus on low and middle income countries.