Websites for health data and statistics

Some useful resources for health data and statistical information include:

• Profiling Stockport Live. Census and national data is available, as well as local information on health and social care in communities in the area



• NorthWest Public Health Observatory. Public health information, including local authority profiles for a variety of indicators



• Hospital Episode Statistics. National statistics for NHS hospitals in England and also for NHS hospital patients treated elsewhere



• NHS Information Centre for health and social care. This website now has a new search engine which searches approximately 200 quality health and social care sources



• UK National Statistics. Data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Also includes some data from government departments



• National Center for Health Statistics. Data is provided by the US government
  
  
  
• World Health Organisation data and statistics. Four databases provide data from all the WHO member states