Health and Social Services

Studies and statistics from MassDEP, its Office of Research & Standards (ORS), and other organizations.

Find violent death data in Massachusetts, inluding homicide and suicide.

View data on member enrollment, application activity, Customer Service Center statistics, and more.

Find data on Title V Maternal and Child Health Performance Measures in Massachusetts.

See below for information about Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM) & One Care Quality of Life (QoL) Survey Reports

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.

Find data on air quality in Massachusetts. This dataset provides estimates of air pollution concentrations for fine air particles (PM2.5) and ozone. These measures are available for each year for each community within Massachusetts.

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.