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Women’s Health

(Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses)

Population

Number of residents: 145 million (2001)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 1

Health status

Percent of adults in fair or poor health: 12.9 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2002, Appendix III, table XIII

Percent (all ages) with an activity limitation due to one or more chronic health conditions: 12.6 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: 2002, Appendix III, table VI

Percent 65 years and over with no natural teeth: 28.8 (2001)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2001, table 12

Health risk factors

Percent of adults who currently smoke: 20.7 (2001)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 59

Percent 20 years and over who are overweight: 61.8 (1999-2000)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 68

Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 30.3 (1999-2000)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 66

Health care utilization

Ambulatory care

Number of visits to office-based physicians (all ages): 529 million (2002)

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2002 Summary

Number of hospital outpatient department visits (all ages): 51 million (2002)

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary

Hospital inpatient care

Number of discharges from short-stay hospitals (all ages): 20.3 million (2002)

Average length of stay from short-stay hospitals (all ages): 4.6 days (2002)

Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey  table 1

Access to health care

Percent under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 15.1 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: 2002, Appendix III, table XVI

Percent of adults without a usual source of health care: 9.5 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2002, Appendix III, table XIX

Preventive care

Percent 40 years of age and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 70.3 (2000)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 80

Percent 18 years of age and over who had a Pap smear within the past 3 years: 81.3 (2000)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 81

Mortality

Number of deaths (all ages): 1,233,004 (2001)

Deaths per 100,000 population: 850.4 (2001)

Number of deaths for leading causes of death (2001)

Heart disease: 361,047

Cancer: 266,693

Stroke: 100,361

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001

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This page last reviewed October 27, 2004