Finding Health Statistics

Tools for measuring healthcare quality, including the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, AHRQ Quality Indicators, and ambulatory clinical performance measures.
Reports include:
- Blacks experiencing fast-rising rates of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone,
- Racial disparities in the percentage of hemodialysis patients with low hemoglobin levels,
American Indians and Alaska Natives, and
- Ongoing disparities in infant mortality and low birth weight.

Data Query is an interactive tool that allows you to access national and State data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. You can search for data or trends based on particular subject areas, topics, or measures.

Cancer disparities happen when there are higher rates of new cancer diagnoses and/or cancer deaths between population groups. These can include different racial/ethnic, sex, age, and socioeconomic groups.

The CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (CDC/ATSDR SVI) uses 15 U.S. census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support before, during, or after disasters.

A great guide to find health data of American Indian and Alaskan Native population.

A list of reports using the minority groups in MEPS, including "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health Insurance Coverage and Usual Source of Health Care, 2002"

Minority Health SVI uses data from the United States Census Bureau and other public sources to help identify communities that may need support before, during, and after disasters, with a focus on minority racial, ethnic, and language groups as well as medical vulnerability.

NCHHSTB's dashboard has data on Social Determinants of Health.

The OPTN's secure transplant information database contains all national data on the candidate waiting list, organ donation and matching, and transplantation. A good starting point to understand disparity issues in organ transplant.