Department of Public Health Data Library

Find reports and publications related to maternal mortality and morbidity.

Depression affects all people regardless of race/ethnicity or age. However, communities of color more often report symptoms of poor mental health.

Deaths of despair (deaths due to alcohol, drugs and suicide)¹ have been on the rise among adults. This topic explores suicide rates among Massachusetts residents by race/ethnicity and age.

Monthly tick reports show seasonal trends in reported tick bites and tick-borne disease diagnoses in Massachusetts residents.

The leading causes of death in Massachusetts are cancer, heart disease, unintentional injury, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory disease. These mortality rates tend to be higher for people of color; and Black residents have a higher premature mortality rate overall and Asian residents have a higher rate of mortality due to stroke.

Download reports about sharps injuries in hospitals, including trends in injuries to workers, trainees, and in operating rooms.

Find neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, data in Massachusetts.

Find New Bedford Harbor fish consumption advisories

Find data on newborn hearing screening in Massachusetts. This dataset contains the number and percent of babies who did not pass the newborn hearing test in Massachusetts.