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Health statistics - Australia

ABS Health statistics
Key statistics about a range of health related topics.
Australian Department of Health
Includes Australian statistics for general practice, Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
A range of national health and welfare information and statistics.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Detailed information about the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Cancer Australia - For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
A range of resources which provide information about risk factors and best-practice health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Health Care workers.
HealthStatsNSW
Interactive web-based application covering a range of health risk factors, diseases, locations, and specific populations.
NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council)
Research funding datasets based on burden of disease and health issues.
World Health Organisation - Australian data
Statistical information about health in Australia.
NSW Bureau of Health Information
Independent reports and statistics on the performance of the NSW public healthcare system.
Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU)
Data at national, regional and small area levels, including interactive atlases highlighting socioeconomic and geographical variations in health.

Health statistics - International

CDC - National Center for Health Statistics
US health statistics. Data collected via birth and death records, medical records, interviews, surveys.
Demographic and Health Services (DHS)
Data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries.
European Union Public Health
Health-related behaviour of the population, diseases, and health systems, on human resources, and on the financial viability of healthcare systems.
FastStats A to Z (CDC-USA)
Statistics on topics of public health importance; organized alphabetically and with links to sources of more data.
Global Health Data Exchange
Catalog of international surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data
MedlinePlus Health Statistics
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) website for patients; provides information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
National Library of Medicine Health Statistics
Links to some of the major sources of health and medical statistics for the US and International sites.

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Publications and datasets released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF).

UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Children and Women
Internationally comparable data on more than 100 indicators to assess the situation of children and women.
Data Bank - World Development Indicators - Health, Nutrition and Population
Access to over 600 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 onwards, where data are available. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
WHO: World Health Statistics
Annual World Health Statistics reports for for the WHO member states.

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