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

Health status

Percent of children with fair or poor health: 2.1 (2002)

Source:  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table VIII

Percent of children with limitation of activity due to chronic health conditions: 6.7 (2001)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 56

Percent of school-aged children 5-11 years of age who missed more than 11 days of school because of illness or injury in the past 12 months: 5.1 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table X

Percent of children 6-11 years of age who are overweight: 15.3 (2001)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 69

Access to health care

Percent of children without health insurance: 11 (2001)

Source: Health, United States, 2003, table 129

Percent of children without a usual source of health care: 5.3 (2002)

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table XI

Mortality

1-4 years of age

Number of deaths: 4,838 (2002)

Deaths per 100,000 population: 31.1 (2002)

Number of deaths for leading causes of death (2002)

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 1,609

Congenital malformations: 521

Cancer: 401

5-14 years of age

Number of deaths: 7,152 (2002)

Deaths per 100,000 population: 17.4 (2002)

Accidents (unintentional injuries): 2,692

Cancer: 1,061

Congenital anomalies: 395

Source: Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, table 7

More data

Health, United States, 2003: Selected trend tables with data for population subgroups

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002

America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2004

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