About NYC Health Data
The Health Department provides interactive visualization tools, downloadable datasets and rigorous research on New Yorkers’ health. You can use these resources to support your own research, and to discover and share data-driven stories about your community’s health.
These data resources can be especially helpful for researchers, public health professionals, community-based organizations and members of the media.
Interactive Tools
Community Health Profiles
Learn about the social, economic and health conditions and outcomes of New Yorkers, neighborhood-by-neighborhood.
Environment and Health Data Portal
Explore over 200 NYC environmental health indicators in charts, maps and scatter plots. You can also find focused data stories and neighborhood reports.
EpiQuery
Analyze and visualize NYC health data from surveys, disease reports and vital records by sex, race/ethnicity, age and other stratifications.
Popular Topics
Chronic Diseases
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are leading causes of disability and death. View trends and demographic details in Community Health Survey data related to chronic diseases.
Syndromic Surveillance Data
Syndromic surveillance data reflect the chief complaint of patients in emergency departments across the city. Track trends in illnesses like respiratory diseases and influenza-like illness across NYC.
Rat Mitigation Zones
In Rat Mitigation Zones, city agencies focus resources to address rats and the conditions that support them. Explore data on 311 complaints, initial inspections, compliance inspections, and exterminator visits.
Data Modernization at NYC Health
Data sound alarms, spur action, and drive planning, programs and policy in health. Effective use of data extends and improves lives. The Health Department is resolved to build on and accelerate our citywide public health data infrastructure.
Our vision is to build a citywide population health data system to guide our efforts to improve health outcomes for New Yorkers.
To do this work, the Health Department’s Center for Population Health Data Science is:
- Strengthening existing agency-wide data capabilities in epidemiology, public health surveillance and informatics by enhancing staff skills
- Investing in building data engineering, data science and product management skills
- Modernizing data systems through a unified enterprise infrastructure and practices
- Advancing data analytics techniques
- Fostering strategic collaborations
Modernizing Data and Analytics at the NYC Health Department: Two-Year Lookback Report (PDF) Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths in New York City in 2024 (PDF) Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Cancers among New York City Adults (PDF) Public Health Means We Are All Connected
Recent Research and Reports
Following years of increases in overdose deaths that cost New York City nearly 20,000 lives since 2016, the number of overdose deaths decreased by 28% in 2024, mirroring national trends. Nevertheless, overdose remains a leading cause of premature death in New York City.
Alcohol is a commonly used drug and is strongly linked to at least seven types of cancer. This report presents data describing alcohol use patterns, disparities and inequities in cancers commonly linked to alcohol use, and variation in the retail environment across New York City.
From investigating foodborne illnesses, to monitoring local air, to creating guidance before deadly storms or extreme heat, the Health Department’s work supports the health of all New Yorkers. Learn about how this vital work relies on a broad network of public sector resources.