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The Atlas provides comprehensive information and analysis on how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. It provides comparative data on hospital expenditures, capacity, and per capita expenditures; Medicare reimbursements for inpatient, outpatient, and home health care; physician work force active in patient care; rates of diagnostic and surgical procedures; and hospital capacity and Medicare hospitalizations. The site offers interactive tools that can be used to create customized reports, comparative analysis, and charting.

Data.gov federates data from hundreds of sources, including federal government, cities, counties, states, and universities.

"Provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization."

"Profiles the status of children on a national and state-by-state basis and ranks states on 10 measures of well-being."

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). NCHS is a division of the Center for Disease Control and is one of the primary collectors of health and vital statistics. NCHS administers many surveys to document the health status of various populations and to monitor trends in health care delivery.

This interactive database provides core health statistics for the World Health Organization’s 193 member states. It covers more than 100 indicators, which can be accessed by way of a quick search, by major categories, and through user-defined tables. The data can be further filtered, tabulated, charted, and downloaded. Major topics include vital statistics, health service coverage, health systems, inequities in health care, and risk factors.