Data & Research

Public health data and research serve as the foundation for public health action to improve the health of people and communities.

CDC Surveillance Resource Center

Guidance from CDC and its partners for improving the practice of public health surveillance

Surveillance information for state, tribal, local & territorial public health professionals

Data Modernization Initiative

Through the Data Modernization Initiative, CDC is creating integrated, real-time public health data and surveillance. Accurate, instantaneous data can help us pinpoint diseases from the start and direct resources where they matter most.

Featured Resources

CDC offers many data and research resources of use to state, tribal, local, and territorial public health professionals.

CDC Data & Statistics

List of data and statistics by topic, interactive database tools, surveillance systems, and tracking networks

CDC Stacks

Curated collection of scientific research articles, guidelines, and publications produced by CDC

The Community Guide

Evidence-based recommendations about what works to promote healthy communities

Data.CDC.gov

Data that can be easily filtered, syndicated to external sites, and visualized in charts, graphs, and maps

Public Health Economics Methods & Tools

CDC offers many economics tools that health professionals can use to evaluate the costs and burden of health problems and the effectiveness and efficiency of interventions.

Explore Tools

CDC Journals

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

CDC’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Open-access journal that covers new and reemerging infections and factors involved in disease emergence, prevention, and elimination

Preventing Chronic Disease

Peer-reviewed journal that promotes the open exchange of information among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve public health through chronic disease prevention

Data Visualization

The NCHS Visualization Gallery contains interactive visuals depicting trends in injury mortality, drug poisoning mortality, teen birth, and many more topics. Each visual provides national, state, and county trends by age, sex, race, and ethnicity.