How Healthy Are We?

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Health status

• Life expectancy at birth for females: 80.2 years
• Life expectancy at birth for males: 75.1 years

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, table 7

• Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor health: 9.9%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2008 Appendix III table V

 

Health risk factors

• Percent of adults 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity: 32% (2008)
• Percent of adults 18 years and over who currently smoke: 20.5% (2008)
• Percent of adults 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 22% (2008)

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

• Percent of adults 20 years and over who are obese: 34% (2005-2006)
• Percent of adults 20 years and over with hypertension: 32% (2005-2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 70

 

Vaccinations

• Percent of persons 65 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months: 67% (2008)
• Percent of persons 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: 60% (2008)

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

• Percent of children 19-35 months age who had received combined series (4:3:1:3) vaccination: 77% (2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 85

 

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of persons under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 17% (2008)

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

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 2,426,264
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 810.4
• Infant mortality rate: 6.69 deaths per 1000 live births
• Number of deaths for leading causes of death
  • Heart disease: 631,636
  • Cancer: 559,888
  • Stroke: 137,119

Source:  Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables B, 1, 30

 

More data

• 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey
• Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006
• Births: Final Data for 2006
• Deaths: Final Data for 2006
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States
• Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
• Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
• The National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview