HealthData

Name

HealthData

Legal name

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Website

https://healthdata.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Open Health Data Platform

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Access, Sharing & Marketplace Platforms (incl. TEFCA/QHIN enablement) (HLACAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Utilization, Claims & Administrative Data Analytics (HLAJAJAK), Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED) (HLAJAJAM)

Keywords

• Open government data
• Health data catalog
• Public health analytics
• Government data transparency
• Health data API

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

HealthData.gov is a U.S. federal government portal operated by the Department of Health and Human Services that publishes and catalogs health-related open datasets. The platform provides a browsable data Catalog, Analytics and Transparency story pages with visualizations, and a developer API (powered by the Socrata platform) for programmatic access to the data. All content is provided as a free public resource with no fee structure.

Product overview

HealthData.gov is a U.S. federal government portal operated by the Department of Health and Human Services that provides access to health-related datasets. The platform consists of four main components: a Catalog for browsing datasets, Analytics for viewing analytical stories, Transparency for transparency-focused content, and API Access for programmatic data retrieval. The site offers developer tools including API keys and documentation links to Socrata's developer portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Data Catalog A browsable catalog of health-related datasets published by U.S. government agencies, allowing users to discover and access open health data.
• Analytics Stories Analytical stories and data visualizations that surface insights derived from the health datasets in the catalog, aimed at researchers, policymakers, and the public.
• Transparency Stories Transparency-focused stories and datasets related to government health data initiatives, supporting public accountability and open government reporting.
• Developer API Access Programmatic access to HealthData.gov datasets via a RESTful API built on the Socrata open data platform, with authenticated API keys and developer documentation, intended for researchers and developers building data-driven applications.

Segments3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Healthdata.gov UK (NHS Digital): NHS Digital (UK) operates national health open data assets and dashboards for England's National Health Service. Comparable functionally as a government-operated national health data platform serving researchers and the public, though regionally distinct from the U.S. portal.
• Open Data Portal (EU): Official European Union open data portal cataloging thousands of public-sector datasets including health statistics from Eurostat and the European Commission. Regional peer offering similar open-data-as-a-public-service model for cross-country health and policy research.

Direct peers

• CMS Data Portal: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services open data site publishing provider, claims, and program performance datasets with API access. Comparable as another HHS-affiliated health data catalog serving researchers, policy analysts, and developers with similar Socrata-based tooling.
• Data.gov: U.S. federal open data portal operated by GSA that catalogs datasets across all federal agencies, including a dedicated health subdomain. Directly comparable as a government-run open data discovery and API platform serving researchers and the public with Socrata-based infrastructure.
• CDC WONDER: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's public health data query portal offering standardized access to CDC datasets (mortality, births, disease surveillance). Peer because it provides authoritative federal public health data retrieval for researchers and policymakers, overlapping with HealthData.gov's mission.
• data.cdc.gov: CDC's Socrata-powered open data catalog offering direct API access to hundreds of public health datasets. Directly comparable as a sibling federal health data portal with the same underlying platform and overlapping dataset domains (disease, behavioral, environmental health).

Others

• CKAN (Open Knowledge Foundation): CKAN is the leading open-source open data portal framework used by many government and international data portals worldwide. Comparable as an enabling technology for government cataloging and API publishing of health and administrative datasets.
• Socrata: Socrata (now part of Tyler Technologies) is the open data platform powering HealthData.gov and dozens of other government portals. Included as an enabling technology vendor whose product underpins the catalog, API, and developer experience of the subject platform.

Emerging players

• Kaggle Datasets: Public dataset repository widely used by data scientists, including curated U.S. health and CDC-sourced datasets. Partial overlap as a community-driven alternative discovery and download surface, competing for researcher eyeballs though not authoritative in origin.
• OECD Health Statistics: OECD's flagship health data platform providing comparable international health indicators across member countries. Peer because it serves researchers and policymakers seeking standardized cross-national health data via a curated catalog and analytical interface.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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