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Finding and Using Health Statistics
This is a useful guide to understand health statistics data.
It provides descriptions of statistical methods, literature,
and a gateway to health statistics resources. Maintained by
the the National Information Center on Health Statistics
Research and Health Care Technology, U.S.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm
HNP (Health, Nutrition and Population) Statistics (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides country-by-country data on health status,
health determinants, and health finance. Tables are organized
by country and topic. Excel is required to view the tables.
The site is maintained by the World Bank.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTHEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/EXTDATASTATISTICSHNP/EXTHNPSTATS/0,,menuPK:3237172~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:3237118,00.html
Medilinks: The Gateway for Health Information in Africa (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Medilinks is an online source of relevant, concise health
related information for Africa. The site emphasizes current
health information. It also contains regional and country
based health statistics plus fact sheets on numerous
diseases.
http://medilinkz.org/index.asp
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Series
This is one of the leading publications of current health
statistics around the world prepared by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. It includes
recommendations and surveillance data for notable diseases.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Statistical Resources on the Web
This comprehensive site links to numerous general and
specific-subject websites. Click on 'health'. The site is
maintained by the University of Michigan, U.S.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/statistics/260/search/
UNICEF: Monitoring and Statistics (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site includes key statistical databases with detailed
country-specific information that was used for the end-decade
assessment titled "Progress since the World Summit for
Children - A Statistical Review". Data includes child
survival and health, child nutrition and maternal health.
Global and regional summary analyses and graphic
presentations of key results are included.
http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index.html
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
POPIN provides a large amount of information related to
population and reproductive health. The site includes a
Multilingual Dictionary of Demographic and Reproductive
Health Terminology, a worldwide directory of population
institutions, regional population information, United Nations
reports, and numerous links to population related sites.
http://www.un.org/popin/
World Health Organization: Health Statistics and Health Information Systems (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains data on epidemiology, burden of disease,
cost-effectiveness of health care interventions, and health
systems assessment and reform, including quality of care,
ethical issues, financing, and resource allocation.
http://www.who.int/healthinfo/en/
World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Spanish)
This site provides demographical, epidemiological, and
statistical information about diseases, public health issues,
and medical conditions. A keyword search engine is included
and some of the documents are available in multiple
languages.
http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
World Health Organization: Weekly Epidemiological Report (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French)
The Weekly Epidemiological Report provides rapid
dissemination of epidemiological information on important
communicable diseases. The site is available in French.
http://www.who.int/wer/
Online Statistics: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study
The site contains an introductory-level statistics book. The material is presented both as a standard textbook and as a multimedia presentation. The book features interactive demonstrations and simulations, case studies, and an analysis lab. It also can be downloaded with (132 Mb) or without multimedia (44Mb). The book was developed at Rice University, University of Houston, Clear Lake, and University of Houston, Downtown.
http://onlinestatbook.com/
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