LibGuides: Biology: BIOL 2060: Data / Statistics

Microbiology: Data / Statistics

Including data or statistics in a project can often strengthen your research and help place your information and writing in context. Your BIOL 2060 research-based assignments may ask you to incorporate statistical information, like mortality rates. Consider checking the following sources to find:

International data
United States data (including Utah)
Utah-specific data
Miscellaneous data

More information and links are available below.

International

WHO Data
Search WHO's datasets and dashboards to find relevant international data. Choose the "Search sets and collections" to see all data. Of particular note is the "Mortality Database."
Our World in Data
Based out of Oxford University, Our World in Data's reports include charts, tables, and maps which you can search and limit by time frame. Search for reports or browse under "health" topics. Relevant reports include: Causes of Death, Burden of Disease, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Diarrheal Diseases, Tetanus, and Polio.

United States (may include Utah)

CDC Wonder
The Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research provides access to public health information, including statistical research data, reports, mortality data, and more. A great option for finding national and state disease incidence and mortality rates, search by topic or review their A-Z index. Of note is the underlying cause of death for all ages database; you may limit this to only show data from Utah.
CDC Data & Statistics
Easier to use than CDC Wonder, browse by topic to find visual depictions of data, links to additional resources, and/or annual summaries.
CDC's Atlas Plus
Use this tool to retrieve charts, maps, and tables on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB. You may limit to show Utah-specific data.

Utah

PTC (Prevention, Treatment, and Care Programs)
A Utah Department of Health public health initiative, PTC monitors "trends in HIV, STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis), and tuberculosis." Current, monthly, and annual reports provide data for each of these.
IBIS-PH
Utah Department of Health's Public Health Indicator Based Information System "provides health data with context on the health of Utahns and status of the Utah health care system." Try searching by "Health Topics," the general search feature, or use the "Data Portal."

Miscellaneous

Statista
Statista is a powerful database that includes statistics on many topics. Find reports, dossiers, statistics, and infographics on world-wide statistics. If you don't see your topic here initially, consider using a broader or more general term.

PATRIC
Funded by the NIH, PATRIC is an "information system designed to support the biomedical research community’s work on bacterial infectious diseases via integration of vital pathogen information." Browse bacteria or search for bacterial pathogens to find a wide range of data, including overviews, genomes, and phylogeny.
BacDive
From the Leibniz Institute, the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase "is the worldwide largest database for standardized bacterial phenotypic information." Find data on bacterial and archaeal strains, which includes taxonomy, cultivation conditions, isolation technique, and more.

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