“The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is the principal source of information on the health of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States and is one of the major data collection programs of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).” (Source: NCHS) Public use data files are available on the site starting from 1972. (Source: NCHS)
“The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” (Source: World Health Organization) Data available for the 192 countries covered by WHO include information on diseases, vital statistics, health, and more. An online query tool allows researchers to download datasets to Excel.
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