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 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FASTATS Home | NCHS Home | CDC/NCHS Privacy Policy Notice Accessibility | Search NCHS | Data Definitions | Contact us |
How Healthy Are We?
(Data are for U.S. for year
in parentheses)
Health status
Life expectancy at birth for
females: 79.9 years (2002)
Life expectancy at birth for
males: 74.7 years (2002)
Source: Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, table 6
Percent of persons in fair or
poor health: 9.2 (2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: 2002, Appendix III, table V
Percent of persons with an
activity limitation due to one or more chronic health conditions: 12.2
(2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: 2002, Appendix III, table VI
Health risk factors
Percent of adults who engaged
in regular leisure-time physical activity: 33 (2003)
Percent of adults who
currently smoke: 21.6 (2003)
Percent of adults who had 5 or
more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 19.1 (2003)
Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the National Health Interview Survey
Percent of persons 20 years
and over who are overweight: 64.1 (1999-2000)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 68
Percent of persons 20 years
and over with hypertension: 28.9 (1999-2000)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 66
Vaccinations
Percent of persons 65 years
and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months: 65.5
(2003)
Percent of persons 65 years
and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: 55.6 (2003)
Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the National Health Interview Survey
Percent of children 19-35
months age who had received combined series (4:3:1:3) vaccination: 77 (2001)
Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 71
Access to health care
Percent of persons under 65
years without health insurance coverage: 17.2 (2003)
Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the National Health Interview Survey
Percent of adults over without
a usual source of health care: 13.5 (2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2002, Appendix III, table XIX
Mortality
Number of deaths: 2,443,387
(2002)
Deaths per 100,000 population:
847.3 (2002)
Infant mortality rate: 7.0
deaths per 1000 live births (2002)
Number of deaths for leading
causes of death (2002)
Heart
disease: 696,947
Cancer:
557,271
Stroke:
162,672
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002
More Data
Health,
United States, 2003
Summary
Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: 2002
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2001
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Children: 2002
Early
Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the 2003 National Health
Interview Survey
National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
National
Hospital Discharge Survey
Related links
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of Asian or Pacific Islander Population
Health
of Hispanic/Latino Population
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of Mexican American Population
National
Health Interview Survey
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Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Birth
data
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