Data by Source
- Databases and Search Tools
- Interactive Dashboards
- Surveys and Reports
- Vital Records Biostatistics Publications
Databases and Search Tools
Behavior Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS): Survey Data
- Using data collected from the world's largest random telephone survey of non-institutionalized people 18 and older, BRFSS tracks health risks in the United States. S.C. data topics include alcohol consumption, access to health care, demographic/social characteristics, diabetes, exercise, falls, HIV and STDs, oral health, tobacco use, emotional support and life satisfaction, asthma and more.
- This population-based data system collects data on the number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer (cancer incidence) in South Carolina. The data is used to pinpoint and study trends in how often cancers occur in a defined geographic area, changes in diagnosis and treatment patterns, and patient survival rates. You can create customizable maps and tables with the cancer data or view cancer statistics by S.C. county and Senate district.
S.C. Community Assessment Network (SCAN): Customizable Table and Maps
- Use this interactive system to customize tables and maps based on S.C. health behavior data. Data topics include vital statistics, pregnancy, infant and child health and mortality, childhood lead exposure, cancer incidence and mortality, and more. View SCAN index of topics.
South Carolina State Health Assessment
- Use this comprehensive report to find fact sheets on select diseases/conditions among South Carolinians by county and the 10 leading causes of death in each county.
Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) Rates
- For certain medical procedures, S.C. hospitals are required to report the number of infections patients acquired after hospital admittance. You can use the HAI interactive comparison tool to see how a hospital's risk-adjusted infection rate compares with national averages and that of other hospitals in South Carolina. For general information about DPH's hospital-acquired infection monitoring program, visit the HAI webpage.
Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring (PRAMS)
- This valuable health data on moms, babies, and high-risk pregnancies comes from DPH's ongoing population-based survey of S.C. women who have recently given birth to a live-born infant, especially women who delivered low birth weight infants. You can create customized tables and maps of the S.C. pregnancy data.
Surveys and Reports
- This survey provides data on tobacco use of both middle and high school students from across the state. It also includes data on school curriculum, knowledge and attitudes, mass media influences and exposure to secondhand smoke.
South Carolina Violent Death Reporting System
- SCVDRS data provide contextual information on violent deaths such as mental health conditions, firearm details and toxicology results with information from law enforcement reports, death certificates, and coroner/medical examiner reports (including toxicology).
Child Fatality Advisory Committee
- The State Child Fatality Advisory Committee (SCFAC) reviews completed investigations of deaths involving children age 17 years and younger that are unexpected, unexplained, suspicious, or criminal in nature.