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Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course
Module 1, Part 2: Key Information Sources
Statistical data
Health economics depends on large amounts of data in the following areas for credibility:
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- health care financing
- cost of care
- demographic
- epidemiological
- socioeconomic
- economic burden of disease (cost of illness)
- comparative
- availability and sources of statistical data will be influenced by the type of health care system in place*
- availability and sources of statistical data may vary between regions within countries
HSRR (Health Services/Sciences Research Resources) is a searchable database being developed by NICHSR. HSRR provides descriptions of data sets used in health services research, including data sets pertaining to health economics.
*see Module 2 on information most relevant to the US
Statistical data - sources
Many national, state, regional and local entities provide data that can be useful in researching health economics. Several are listed below:
- government departments and agencies
- private health policy research organizations ("think tanks")
- health care providers
- health-related organizations such as associations, NGOs (non-governmental organizations)
- health insurance industry
- healthcare information technology industry
International initiatives such as OECD and WHO (listed below) are large providers of health data.
*see also Module 2: International Data Providers
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Last Reviewed: July 8, 2020
