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Statistics: Health

National Health Datasets

Minnesota Department of Health
The MN Department of Health collects regional health data. Find data focused on health disparities and disease clusters.
HealthData.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaide Services
Indian Health Service
Harvard Dataverse

Violence & Injury Statistics

Police Shootings Database
A database of police shootings compiled by the Washington Post.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
Find statistics on fatalities and injuries related to weather events, including extreme heat, flooding, hurricanes, etc. Region is limited to the United States.

International Statistics

World Health Organization: Statistics
Topics: Health
Resource types: Data sets

Disease Statistics

US Cancer Statistics
American Lung Association: Data & Statistics
The ALA uses data from the National Center for Health Statistics and other sources to analyze trends in lung disease.
Centers for Disease Control: Data & Statistics
Find data sets for: asthma, cancer, air quality, and other health topics.