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Selected Disease/Condition-Specific Statistical Resources 

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Aging

• Administration on Aging - Statistics on the Aging Population
• Trends in Health and Aging
• AgingStats.gov - Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics

Alzheimer's Disease

• FASTATS – Alzheimer’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease  Facts and Figures 2007

Arthritis

• FASTATS: Arthritis
• Arthritis Related Statistics
• MMWR  Projected State-Specific Increases in Self-Reported Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitations --- United States, 2005—2030

Asthma and Allergies

• FASTATS : Asthma  
• CDC Asthma Data and Surveillance
• NCHS Health E-Stats  Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality: United States, 2003-2005 
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System  Prevalence Data, Asthma 2006
• FASTATS – Allergies/Hay Fever

Birth Defects

• FASTATS : Birth Defects / Congenital Anomalies 
• Birth Defects Data Available from the NC State Center for Health Statistics 

Cancer

• FASTATS :  Cancer 
• American Cancer Society Statistics
• Where Can I Find Cancer Survival Statistics?
• National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results  - (national, state and county level data)
• National Program of Cancer Registries
• Cancer Statistics, Trends and Multiple Primary Cancer Analyses from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program   
• IARC Cancer Mondial     

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• FASTATS : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 
• American Lung Association Data & Statistics

Diabetes

• FASTATS : Diabetes  
• American Diabetes Association  Diabetes Statistics (prevalence, complications, and costs of diabetes) 
• National Diabetes Statistics  
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse  Diabetes Across the United States  

Disability

• FASTATS : Disabilities/Limitations
• Finding Disability Data on the Web
• American Factfinder  Disability, United States
• ICDI Disability Tables

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation  Epilepsy and Seizure Statistics  
• Neurological Disorders: Public Health Challenges

Hearing Loss and Deafness

• Demographic Aspects of Hearing Impairment : Questions and Answers
• Statistics about Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, and Deafness
• Statistical Report: Prevalence of Hearing Loss in U.S. Children, 2005 NIDCD

Heart Disease and Stroke

• FASTATS : Heart Disease   
• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2007 Update  
• FASTATS : Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease  
• American Heart Association  Know the Facts, Get the Stats, 2007 (PDF)
• Atlas of Stroke Mortality : Racial, Ethic and Geographic Disparities in the United States (2003)  (PDF)

HIV/AIDS

• FASTATS : AIDS/HIV   
• HIV/AIDS Statistics and Surveillance
•  Epidemiology in North Carolina  Communicable Disease Control / Statistics  
• Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS--United States, 1981-2005  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 Jun 2;55(21):589-92 
• HIV / AIDS Surveillance - Basic Statistics
• Statehealthfacts.org provides state-by-state information about new and cumulative AIDS cases, AIDS case rates, persons living with AIDS, AIDS deaths, HIV infections, HIV testing statistics and policies,
• UNAIDS/WHO Global HIV/AIDS Online Database

Injuries and Accidents

• FASTATS : Accidents / Unintentional Injuries  
• CDC Injury Data and Resources  - includes WISQARS, an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics -  Occupational Illnesses, Injuries and Fatalities provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Estimates of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatalities and People Injured (PDF)
• Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States : Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths (PDF)

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

• FASTATS : Mental Health Disorders  
• National Institute of Mental Health   Statistics
• Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:  National Findings 
• SAMSHA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics (PDF)

Overweight and Obesity

• FASTATS : Overweight  
• Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
• Overweight and Obesity Trends Among Adults  
• The Obesity Society - Obesity Statistics  
• American Heart Association   Overweight and Obesity – Statistics (PDF)
• WHO World Health Statistics, 2007 - Risk Factors  (PDF)
• WHO What is the Scale of the Obesity Problem in Your Country?

Osteoporosis

• Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General
• Frequency of Bone Disease
• Burden of Bone Disease
• National Osteoporosis Foundation - Fast Facts  

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Surveillance & Statistics

Tuberculosis

• CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination - Surveillance Reports
• 2006 Tuberculosis Statistics for North Carolina  (PDF)
• Trends in Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality 2007 
• World Health Organization  Data and Country Profiles - Tuberculosis