Research Guides: Community Nutrition: Statistics

United States Statistics

America's Health Rankings (United Health Foundation)
US Census Bureau
A useful site for obtaining demographic, economic, and social statistics on a national, state, or county level. Many of these statistics will be useful in grant writing.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contains many pertinent links for community nutrition topics. Particularly useful resources include the A-Z index, Healthy Living section, Data & Statistics link, and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
County Health Rankings
Provides a health snapshot for nearly every county in all 50 states. Learn how your county ranks in 29 factors that influence health, including access to healthy foods, physical activity and more.
Food Environment Atlas
A resource from the Economic Research Service of the USDA, this provides county-level statistics on food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics.
Health, United States, 2018
An annual report on trends in United States health statistics that is put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MedlinePlus Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Part of the CDC, this is the U.S. Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. The most useful parts of this site are the A-Z index and the FastStats: Statistics by Topic, which give quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance. There is also a FastStats mobile app available.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
A telephone survey that tracks information regarding health risks such as AIDS, diabetes, and weight control.

Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive summary of statistics on these major topics: Population, Health, Education, Crime, Environment, Government, Human Services, Labor Force, Income, Prices, Business, Science, Agriculture, Energy, Construction, Manufacturing, Trade, Transportation, Information and Communication, Finance, and Arts. The source notes can be used to find more detailed tables and machine-readable datasets.

International Statistics

United Nations Statistics Division
The Social Indicators web page is a gateway for international statistics concerning population, education, health, literacy, and income/economic activity. The advantage to using this site is that many countries can be compared side by side.
UNICEF
Provides selected world health statistics by country, such as infant mortality rate, percent of population immunized, nutrition data, and adult literacy rate.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Health Profiles 2012
An excellent source for obtaining health information/statistics from countries in North and South America.
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Below the data tables for each country, there is a Health Situation Analysis and Trends Summary, a listing of Specific Health Problems, and a Response of the Health System to the country’s enumerated health problems.
WHO: Nutrition
The WHO Nutrition Programmes and Projects page details numerous nutrition activities managed by WHO. They also maintain several global databases, including ones on body mass index, child growth and malnutrition, and the Vitamin & Mineral Nutrition Information System.

West Virginia Statistics

Disease-Specific Statistics

Cancer Facts and Statistics
Finding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2016 Incidence and Mortality
This is a joint publication of the CDC and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
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This report is the first set of official federal cancer incidence statistics from each state that meets high-quality data standards.
State Cancer Profiles
Diabetes Statistics (NIDDK)
National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-- 2020
Kidney Disease Statistics (NIDDK)
Overweight and Obesity Statistics (NIDDK)
Overweight and Obesity: Overview (CDC)
U.S. Overweight and Obesity Data, Maps & Trends (CDC)
Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1960-1962 Through 2007-2008
Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008