Health & Medical Statistics

Statistics by Selected Topics

Accidents, Injuries & Violence

Cancer

Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke
Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Diabetes

Influenza

Kidney Disease

Obesity

Pneumonia

Septicemia

Research Assistance

Accidents, Injuries & Violence

• Aviation Accident Statistics - National Transportation Safety Board http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Stats.htm

Topics include accident, fatalities, passenger injury, and destroyed aircraft. Also information regarding air carrier occurrences involving illegal acts.

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library:

  • Accidents

  • Injuries

  • Violence

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevenion
  

  • Accidents & Unintentional Injuries

  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/acc-inj.htm

  Includes the latest statistics on health care use (as a result of accidents or injuries), mortality, and injury fact sheets.
  

  • Fatal Injuries to Civilian Workers in the United States - National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/data.html

  Topics covered include adult blood lead epidemiology and surveillance, mining data & statistics, pesticide injury & illness, respiratory disease, and traumatic injury.
  

  • Injuries
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm
    Topics include the latest statistics on morbidity, health care use (as a result of injuries), and mortality.
    
  • Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
    WISQARS is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. Reports generated include fatal injury reports, leading causes of death reports, years of potential life lost, nonfatal injury reports, and leading causes of nonfatal injury reports.
    
  • Worker Health Chartbook - National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
    http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/chartbook/
    The Worker Health Chartbook 2004 is a descriptive epidemiologic reference on occupational morbidity and mortality in the United States. A resource for agencies, organizations, employers, researchers, workers, and others who need to know about occupational injuries and illnesses, the Chartbook includes more than 400 figures and tables describing the magnitude, distribution, and trends of the Nation’s occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
    
    
• Fatal Facts - Accident Reports - OSHA - US Department of Labor
  http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/toc_FatalFacts.html
  Fatal facts available by category and fact number. The cases here described were selected as being representative of fatalities caused by improper work practices. No special emphasis or priority is implied nor is the case necessarily a recent occurrence.
  
  

• National Center for Statistics & Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.a0bd5d5a23d09ec24ec86e10dba046a0/
  Latest statistical releases from the NCSA. Topics include seat belt use, traffic safety facts annual report, alcohol-related fatalities by state, motorcycle helmet use, and large-truck crashes.
  
  

• National Safety Council
  http://www.nsc.org/issues/index.htm

  Founded in 1913 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953, the mission of the National Safety Council is to educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death. Topics include agriculture safety, driver safety, emergency preparedness, fallin the the home, poison prevention, teen driving, window safety, and workplace safety.
  
  

• U.S. Department of Labor - Illness & Injury on the Job

  http://www.bls.gov/iif/
  This site provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities. Statistics are by national or by state.

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Cancer

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library

• American Cancer Society

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp

The ACS tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the use of screening tests. Statistics are given for years 1997 to present. Cancer data by state is also included.

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  
  

  • Cancer Statistics

  http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/

  The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) data collected by state cancer registries.
  
  

  • State Cancer Burden Data for Texas
    http://0-www.cdc.gov.mill1.sjlibrary.org/cancer/CancerBurden/tx.htm
    Cancer statistics from the NPCR for the state of Texas. Specific cancers include lung, colorectral, breast, and prostate.

• Imagins - The Breast Cancer Resource

http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/statistics.asp

National, state and worldwide statistics on cases, deaths, incidence by age, ethnic group, staging & survival rates, and mammography.

• National Cancer Database

http://www.facs.org/cancer/ncdb/index.html

From the American College of Surgeons. Topics include benchmark reports and case diagnosis by site.

• National Cancer Institute - Statistics Home Page

http://www.cancer.gov/statistics/

Listing of reports and where to find cancer statistics. Also links to the "Dictionary of Cancer Terms" and the "NCI Drug Dictionary".

• National Center for Health Statistics - Cancer Pages

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.htm

Statistical fact sheet from the CDC. Topics include morbidity, health care use, mortality, incidence rates by sex & race, and survival rates for selected cancer sites.

• SEER Finding Cancer Statistics
  http://seer.cancer.gov/statistics/
  Interactive website from the National Cancer Institute. It includes fact sheets, faststats, annual reports & monographs, and statistics by state & county.
  
  
• State Cancer Profiles

http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/

State cancer profiles from the National Cancer Institute. This is an interactive site that covers rate & trend comparisons, death rates, incidence rates, changes & historical trends, and screening & risk factors.

• Texas Cancer Registry

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tcr/default.shtm

A source of fact sheets on cancer in the state of Texas.

 

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Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library:

  • Cardiovascular Disease

  • Stroke

• American Heart Association

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200026

Statistics from the AHA. Topics cover the most recent updates & fact sheets on stroke and heart disease.

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Heart Disease Facts & Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/HeartDisease/facts.htm

Heart disease facts and statistics from the CDC. There are links to other online resources and statistical reports.

• National Center for Health Statistics - Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke.htm

FastStats sheet on the morbidity, health care use, and mortality of stoke and cerebrovascular disease.

• National Center for Health Statistics - Heart Disease

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.htm

FastStats sheet on the morbidity, health care use, and mortality of heart disease.

 

• National Heart Lung & Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/factbook/chapter4.htm

Statistics from the NHLBI on death rates, prevalence and economic costs of cardiovascular disease.

 

Chronic Respiratory Diseases

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library
  

• National Center for Health Statistics - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm

FastStats from the NCHS on morbidity, health care use, and mortality of COPD.

• MMRW Surveillance Summaries

http://iier.isciii.es/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5106a1.htm

Report from the Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Review on COPD Surveillance - United States 1971-2000.

• National Heart Lung & Blood Institute

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/factbook/chapter4.htm

Statistics from the NHLBI on death rates, prevalence and economic costs of COPD.

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Diabetes

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library

• American Diabetes Association - Diabetes Statistics

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp

Statistics from the American Diabetes Association on the prevalence, complications, death rate, economic cost, and national and global fact sheets on diabetes.

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise - At A Glance 2006

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/ddt.htm

Document from the CDC outlining the rise of diabetes in America.

Diabetes Statistics and Research

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/research.htm

Diabetes statistics from the CDC outlining the prevalence, economic cost, research studies and clinical trials.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Diabetes - Data & Trends

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/index.htm

Diabetes statistics from the CDC Diabetes Surveillance System. Topics include prevalence, preventive care, cardiovascular disease amoung people with diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, duration of disease, end-stage renal disease, health status & disability, hospitalization, incidence of diabetes, medication use, and risk factors.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Diabetes Maps

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/maps/index.htm

Diabetes statistics by state.

National Center for Health Statistics - Diabetes

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diabetes.htm

FastStats from the NCHS outlining the morbidity, health care use, and mortality of diabetes in the United States.

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse - Diabetes Across the U.S. and in Select Populations

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/populations/index.htm

Statistics from the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) NIH. Topics covered include prevalence by age and race, death rates and economic costs.

World Health Organization - Diabetes Mellitus

http://www.who.int/topics/diabetes_mellitus/en/

A discussion of diabetes world wide. Fact sheets are included.

 

Influenza

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library
  
  

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  

  • Flu Activity: Reports & Surveillance Methods in the United States
    http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm
    Statistics from the CDC on flu activity in the United States. Weekly surveillance reports are included for the past 12 months and a yearly summary for 1999-2006.
    
    
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Influenza 2003-2006
    http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mguide_flu.html
    Report includes vaccination coverage among children 6 to 23 months and of persons over the age of 65. There are also reports on influenza activing in the United States 2003-2006.
    
    
  • National Center for Health Statistics - Influenza
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/flu.htm
    FastStats on influenze mortality from the NCHS on influenza.

• Texas Department of Health and Human Services - Surveillance - Influenza

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/influenza/surveillance/spsn/

Statistics for influenza in Texas from 1999-2007.

• World Health Organization - Influenza

http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/

Global statistics on influenza outbreaks.

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Kidney Disease

• American Society of Nephrology - Kidney Disease Facts and Statistics

http://www.asn-online.org/facts_and_statistics/factsStatisticsOne.aspx

Fact sheets on kidney disease. Topics include frequently asked questions, facts about kidney disease, diabetes, dialysis, the link between CKD and CVD, obesity and the kidney, stem cells, and transplantation.

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library
  

• CDC - National Center for Health Statistics - Kidney Disease

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/kidbladd.htm

FastStats from the NCHS on the morbidity & mortality of kidney disease.

• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - Statistics

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/

Statistics on kidney problems, urologic problems and related problems. These statistics include prevalenace, incidence, mortality and economic costs.

• United States Renal Data System

http://www.usrds.org/

The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States.

Obesity

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library

• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  

  • Obesity Trends
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/index.htm
    CDC statistics on obesity trends in the United States among adults, children and adolescents.
    
    
  • Overweight and Obesity - Economic Consequences
    http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/economic_consequences.htm
    CDC statistics on the economic costs of obesity.

• National Center for Health Statistics - Overweight

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm

FastStats from the NCHS on the prevalence of obesity in adults, children and adolescents in the United States.



• National Center for Health Statistics - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey - Data Sets & Related Documentation http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhanes/datalink.htm
  National Health & Nutrition Examination Survery data sets.
  
  

• Texas Department of State Health Services - Texas Obesity and Overweight Data

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/phn/data.shtm

Overweight and obesity data for children, adolescents and adults in the state of Texas.

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Pneumonia

• American Lung Association - Pneumonia Fact Sheet

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35692

Fact sheet on the prevalence, death rates, and causes by age, sex, and race.

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library
  

• CDC - National Center for Health Statistics - Pneumonia

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/pneumonia.htm

FastStats from the NCHS on the health care use and mortality of pneumonia in the United States.

• National Center for Infectious Diseases - Pneumonia

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_pneumonia.htm

Information from the CDC on different pneumoniae viruses.

• World Health Organization - Pneumonococcal Infections

http://www.who.int/topics/pneumococcal_infections/en/

Global information on reducing mortality in children with pneumonococcal infections and statistical and information on pneumococcal vaccines.

Septicemia

• Books and Media in the Lewis Library
  

• Society of Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis Facts

http://sccmwww.sccm.org/press_room/sepsis_facts.asp

Facts about sepsis including prevalence and economic costs.

Research Assistance

• Ask-a-Librarian
  Ask-a-Librarian is an e-mail service from Lewis Library for requesting literature searches, reference information, or assistance in using information resources.  Normally, requests are filled within one working day (Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and other campus closings).  Ask-a-Librarian is for the use of UNTHSC students, staff, and faculty; other patrons may direct inquiries to the Lewis Library Reference Office. 
  
  
• Lewis Library Reference Office - Room LIB-222; 817-735-2070 or 800-687-5302
  Librarians are available to provide research assistance between 8:00  A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday-Friday.  The office is closed on UNTHSC holidays.
  

• Online Tutorials and Help
  http://library.hsc.unt.edu/researchtools/ResearchInstructionHelp.cfm
  A collection of instructional materials on the research process and the use of Lewis Library's research databases and other research tools. 

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