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CHART: Births, Infant Mortality, and Life Expectancy |
Vital Statistics Trends Life expectancy in the United States was the highest ever in 2002, but infant mortality increased from a rate of 6.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2001 to a rate of 7.0 per 1,000 births in 2002, the first year since 1958 that the rate has not declined or remained unchanged. |
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CHART: Emergency Room Visits |
Health Care Coverage and Utilization In 2002, Americans made 110.2 million visits to hospital emergency rooms, a 23 percent increase over the 90 million visits made in 1992. During the same period of time hospital emergency departments have decreased about 15 percent. |
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Health Behaviors Alcohol use, smoking, leisure-time physical activity, and body weight of adults in the U.S., 1999-2001. |
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