Library Guides: Statistics: Health

Australian sites

ABS health statistics
A wide range of sources of information about public health in Australia.
Department of Health statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Authoritative health information and statistics.
Medicare statistics
NHMRC statistics
Research funding data.
Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU)
An integrated health information system providing information on a broad range of health determinants across the life course.
Queensland Health statistics
SA Health statistics

WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
National statistics for 70 core indicators on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, service coverage, and health systems.
WHO Global InfoBase Online
Data on chronic diseases and their risk factors for all WHO member states.
World Health Report
Annual report combining an expert assessment of global health, including statistics relating to all countries, with a focus on a specific subject.
Health Topics
WHO projects, initiatives, activities, information products, and contacts, organized by health and development topics.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
The international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical use.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is a leading health organisation that collects a wide range of US and world-wide statistics.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance -US Census Bureau
The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base is a compilation of information from widely scattered small-scale surveys on the AIDS pandemic and HIV seroprevalence (infection) in population groups in developing countries.
UNICEF State of the World's Children Reports 1996-current
Each year, UNICEF’s flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children. The reports includes supporting data and statistics and is available in French and Spanish language versions.