Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The most recent census information and data on various aspects of health in Australia.
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW)
Australian Government body for health data and reports on Australia's health and welfare. Includes alternate biannual publications of Australia's Health and Australia's Welfare.
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AIHW - Data on Request
Instructions on how researchers and the community can request data not publicly available.
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AIHW - Metadata Online Registry (METEOR)
Australia's repository for national metadata standards for health, housing and community services.
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MyHospitals
Now hosted on AIHW, reports about hospitals in Australia. A link to Direct data access is provided.
Other Australian health statistics
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Australian Government Department of Health Resources
Statistics on General Practice, Medicare, Hospitals, and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
An Australian Government site including "facts and figures" on aspects of Australian families, many with health implications, such as wellbeing, older people and births.
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NSW Health - Data
Open data on NSW health topics such as Ambulance Performance, Cancer, Child Health, Chronic Disease, Deaths, Elective Surgery, Emergency Departments, Healthy Lifestyles and Infectious Diseases.
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Social Health Atlases -- Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU)
Torrens University hub of Public Health data, including topic atlases, graphs and maps, comparing regions and socioeconomic groups across Australia.
International health statistics
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Data and statistics by topic, mostly only from the USA.
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Department of Health & Social Care, UK
Health statistics from the United Kingdom.
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Global Health Observatory (GHO) data (WHO)
"A world of health data" - search by indicator or country. Includes a large collection of health maps.
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MedlinePlus Health Statistics, US
From the US National Library of Medicine. Data from the US.
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National Center for Health Statistics, US
Hosted by CDC, health statistics from the USA.
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New Zealand Ministry of Health Data and Statistics
Excellent site from the Ministry of Health in New Zealand.
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Statistics by Country
World Health Organisation Institutional Repository for Information Sharing
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Health Statistics - Canada
Data, statistics, reports and infographics on Canadian health.
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Unicef ChildInfo datahub
Datasets, publications, guidance and visualisations on various topics of international child health.
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United Nations - Demographic & Social Statistics
Broader than health statistics, but useful for sociological issues related to population and society internationally.
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World Bank Open Data
"Free and open access to global development data". Filter by the Health indicator for information about mortality rates, health workforces, life expectancy and more.