How Healthy Are We?

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Health status

• Life expectancy at birth for females: 81.0 years
• Life expectancy at birth for males: 76.2 years

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, table 7 [PDF - 3.1 MB]

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 10.4%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011, Appendix III, table V [PDF - 1 MB]

 

Health risk factors

• Percent of adults 18 years and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity: 48.4%
• Percent of adults 18 years and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 18.9%
• Percent of adults 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 22.1%

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey, data tables for figures 7.1, 8.1, 9.1

• Percent of children 2-5 years who are obese: 12.1% (2009-2010)
• Percent of children 6-11 years who are obese: 18.0% (2009-2010)
• Percent of children 12-19 years who are obese: 18.4% (2009-2010)
• Percent of adults 20 years and over who are obese: 35.9% (2009-2010)
• Percent of adults 20 years and over with hypertension: 31.9% (2009-2010)

Source: Health, United States, 2012, table 63 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

 

Vaccinations

• Percent of persons 65 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months: 67.0%
• Percent of persons 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: 62.3%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates based on data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey, table 4.1b, data table for figure 5.1

 

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of persons under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 17.3%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates based on data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey, data table for figure 1.2

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 2,468,435
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 799.5
• Infant mortality rate: 614.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
• Leading causes of death
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, tables 1, 9, 21 [PDF - 3.1 MB]

 

More data

• National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2009 Data highlights – selected tables
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Summary Tables [PDF - 404 KB]
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Emergency Department Summary Tables [PDF - 544 KB]
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Outpatient Department Summary Tables [PDF - 375 KB]
• Births: Final Data for 2010 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
• Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011 [PDF - 725 KB]
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States
• Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
• Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: Trends Over the Past 10 Years
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 711 KB]
• Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 1 MB]
• The National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview [PDF - 2.7 MB]