Health of White Population
(Data
are for U.S. for year in parentheses)
Population
Number
of residents: 232 million (2001)
Source:
Health, United
States, 2003, table 1
Live births
Number of births: 3,174,760
(2002)
Births per 1,000 women 15-44
years: 64.8 (2002)
Percent of births with low
birth weight: 6.8 (2002)
Source:
Births: Final Data 2002
Health status
Percent
of persons in fair or poor health: 8.8 (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: 12.4
(2002)
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for the U.S. Population, 2002, Appendix III, table VI
Percent
of adults 65 years and over with no natural teeth: 26.4
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2001, table 12
Health risk factors
Percent
of adult men who currently smoke: 25.4 (1999-2001)
Percent of adult women who
currently smoke: 21.8 (1999-2001)
Source:
Health, United
States, 2003, table 61
Percent of men 20 years and
over who are overweight: 67.3 (1999-2000)
Percent of women 20 years
and over who are overweight: 57.8 (1999-2000)
Source:
Health, United
States, 2003, table 68
Percent of men 20 years and
over with hypertension: 28.1 (1999-2000)
Percent of women 20 years
and over with hypertension: 30.1 (1999-2000)
Source:
Health, United
States, 2003, table 66
Access to health care
Percent of persons under 65
years without health insurance coverage: 15.2 (2002)
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for the U.S. Population, 2002, Appendix III, table XVI
Percent of children without
a usual source of health care: 4.8 (2002)
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, table XI
Percent of adults without a
usual source of health care: 12.6 (2002)
Source:
Summary Health
Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, Appendix III, table XIX
Mortality
Number of deaths: 2,102,589
(2002)
Deaths per 100,000
population: 895.7 (2002)
Source:
Deaths: Final Data for
2002
Number of deaths for leading
causes of death (2001)
Heart
disease: 610,638
Cancer:
479,651
Stroke:
140,465
Source:
Deaths: Leading Causes
for 2001, table 1
Infant deaths per 1,000 live
births: 5.7 (2001)
Source:
Infant Mortality
Statistics from the 2001 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, table
1
More data
Health,
United States, 2003: Selected trend tables with data for population
subgroups
Deaths:
Final Data for 2002
Infant
Mortality Statistics from the 2001 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data
Set
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey,
2002
Summary Health Statistics
for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2002
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey,
2002
Related links
National
Health Interview Survey
National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Birth
Data
Linked
Birth and Infant Death Data
Mortality
Data
Office
of Minority Health
Health
of American Indian or Alaska Native Population
Health
of Asian or Pacific Islander Population
Health
of Black or African American Population
Health
of Hispanic/Latino Population
Health
of Mexican American Population
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October 27, 2004
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