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At-a-glance Table
The At-a-glance Table provides a snapshot of key health indicators from Health, United States, 2019. These key health indicators cover the areas of mortality, morbidity, health risk factors, health care utilization and access, health care resources, and health care expenditures. Additional years of data are available by clicking on the corresponding Health, United States, 2019 trend table number in the At-a-glance Table. Data on additional health indicators from Health, United States, 2019 are available for download at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm.
View Suggested Citation| 2019 At-a-glance Table | ||||
| Key health indicators | Health, United States, 2019 trend table |
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| Life expectancy and mortality | ||||
| Life expectancy1 (years): | Table 4 | |||
| At birth | 76.8 (2000) | 78.6 (2017) | 78.7 (2018) | |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: | Table 3 | |||
| All infants | 6.9 (2000) | 5.8 (2017) | 5.7 (2018) | |
| Deaths per 100,000 population2 (age adjusted): | Table 5 | |||
| All causes | 869.0 (2000) | 731.9 (2017) | 723.6 (2018) | |
| Heart disease | 257.6 (2000) | 165.0 (2017) | 163.6 (2018) | |
| Cancer | 199.6 (2000) | 152.5 (2017) | 149.1 (2018) | |
| Unintentional injuries | 34.9 (2000) | 49.4 (2017) | 48.0 (2018) | |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 44.2 (2000) | 40.9 (2017) | 39.7 (2018) | |
| Stroke | 60.9 (2000) | 37.6 (2017) | 37.1 (2018) | |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 18.1 (2000) | 31.0 (2017) | 30.5 (2018) | |
| Diabetes | 25.0 (2000) | 21.5 (2017) | 21.4 (2018) | |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 23.7 (2000) | 14.3 (2017) | 14.9 (2018) | |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis | 13.5 (2000) | 13.0 (2017) | 12.9 (2018) | |
| Suicide | 10.4 (2000) | 14.0 (2017) | 14.2 (2018) | |
| Morbidity and risk factors | ||||
| Fair or poor health (percent): | Table 16 | |||
| All ages | 8.9 (2000) | 10.0 (2017) | 10.0 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 26.9 (2000) | 21.7 (2017) | 22.2 (2018) | |
| Heart disease, ever told (percent): | Table 13 | |||
| 18 and over | 10.9 (1999–2000) | 11.6 (2015–2016) | 11.8 (2017–2018) | |
| 65 and over | 29.6 (1999–2000) | 28.9 (2015–2016) | 28.5 (2017–2018) | |
| Cancer, ever told (percent): | Table 13 | |||
| 18 and over | 4.9 (1999–2000) | 6.9 (2015–2016) | 7.0 (2017–2018) | |
| 65 and over | 15.2 (1999–2000) | 19.2 (2015–2016) | 19.3 (2017–2018) | |
| Diabetes3 (percent): | Table 14 | |||
| 20 and over | 10.8 (1999–2002) | 13.7 (2011–2014) | 15.9 (2015–2018) | |
| Hypertension4 ( percent): | Table 22 | |||
| 20 and over | 48.1 (1999–2002) | 46.4 (2011–2014) | 48.5 (2015–2018) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia5 (percent): | Table 23 | |||
| 20 and over | 23.7 (1999–2002) | 28.7 (2011–2014) | 27.5 (2015–2018) | |
| Obesity6 (percent): | Table 26 and Table 27 |
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| Adult, 20 and over | 30.5 (1999–2002) | 36.5 (2011–2014) | 41.2 (2015–2018) | |
| Child and adolescent: | ||||
| 2–5 years | 10.3 (1999–2002) | 8.9 (2011–2014) | 13.7 (2015–2018) | |
| 6–11 years | 15.9 (1999–2002) | 17.5 (2011–2014) | 19.3 (2015–2018) | |
| 12–19 years | 16.0 (1999–2002) | 20.5 (2011–2014) | 20.9 (2015–2018) | |
| Cigarette smoking (percent): | Table 17 | |||
| 18 and over | 23.2 (2000) | 14.0 (2017) | 13.7 (2018) | |
| Aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities7, met both guidelines (percent): | Table 25 | |||
| 18 and over | 15.1 (2000) | 23.5 (2017) | 23.3 (2018) | |
| Health care utilization | ||||
| No health care visit in past 12 months (percent): | Table 30 | |||
| Under 18 | 12.3 (2000) | 7.4 (2017) | 7.4 (2018) | |
| 18–44 | 23.4 (2000) | 21.5 (2017) | 21.9 (2018) | |
| 45–64 | 14.9 (2000) | 12.7 (2017) | 14.2 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 7.4 (2000) | 5.6 (2017) | 5.5 (2018) | |
| Emergency room visit in past 12 months (percent): | Table 36 and Table 37 |
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| Under 18 | 20.3 (2000) | 16.9 (2017) | 19.6 (2018) | |
| 18–44 | 20.5 (2000) | 17.9 (2017) | 20.6 (2018) | |
| 45–64 | 17.6 (2000) | 17.8 (2017) | 18.9 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 23.7 (2000) | 22.1 (2017) | 26.8 (2018) | |
| Dental visit in past year (percent): | Table 38 | |||
| 2–17 years | 74.1 (2000) | 84.9 (2017) | 85.9 (2018) | |
| 18–64 | 65.1 (2000) | 64.0 (2017) | 65.9 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 56.6 (2000) | 65.6 (2017) | 65.6 (2018) | |
| Prescription drug use in past 30 days (percent): | Table 39 | |||
| Under 18 | 23.8 (1999–2002) | 21.5 (2011–2014) | 21.5 (2015–2018) | |
| 18–44 | 35.9 (1999–2002) | 37.1 (2011–2014) | 35.7 (2015–2018) | |
| 45–64 | 64.1 (1999–2002) | 69.0 (2011–2014) | 67.1 (2015–2018) | |
| 65 and over | 84.7 (1999–2002) | 90.6 (2011–2014) | 88.5 (2015–2018) | |
| Hospitalization in past year (percent): | Table 40 | |||
| 18–44 | 7.0 (2000) | 5.8 (2017) | 5.8 (2018) | |
| 45–64 | 8.4 (2000) | 7.9 (2017) | 7.8 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 18.2 (2000) | 15.3 (2017) | 16.8 (2018) | |
| Health insurance and access to care | ||||
| Uninsured (percent): | Table 49 | |||
| Under 65 | 17.0 (2000) | 10.7 (2017) | 11.0 (2018) | |
| Under 18 | 12.6 (2000) | 5.0 (2017) | 5.2 (2018) | |
| 18–44 | 22.4 (2000) | 15.4 (2017) | 15.4 (2018) | |
| 45–64 | 12.6 (2000) | 9.3 (2017) | 10.2 (2018) | |
| Delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care in past 12 months due to cost (percent): | Table 29 | |||
| Under 18 | 4.6 (2000) | 2.6 (2017) | 2.8 (2018) | |
| 18–44 | 9.5 (2000) | 9.4 (2017) | 10.2 (2018) | |
| 45–64 | 8.8 (2000) | 10.8 (2017) | 12.1 (2018) | |
| 65 and over | 4.5 (2000) | 4.4 (2017) | 5.3 (2018) | |
| Health care resources | ||||
| Community hospital beds per 1,000 population8: | Table 43 | |||
| United States | 2.9 (2000) | 2.5 (2017) | 2.4 (2018) | |
| State with highest rate | 6.0 (ND) (2000) | 5.1 (DC)(2017) | 4.7 (SD) (2018) | |
| State with lowest rate | 1.9 (NM, NV, OR, UT, WA) (2000) |
1.7 (OR, WA) (2017) |
1.6 (OR) (2018) |
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| Health care expenditures | ||||
| Personal health care expenditures (dollars): | Table 46 | |||
| Total (trillions) | $1.2 (2000) | $3.0 (2017) | $3.1 (2018) | |
| Per capita | $4,119 (2000) | $9,101 (2017) | $9,415 (2018) | |
1Life expectancy estimates for 2017 were revised using updated Medicare data; therefore, these values may differ from previous editions of Health, United States. Life expectancy estimates for 2018 are based on final Medicare data.
2Causes are ordered by the leading causes of death in 2018, see Table 6.
3Includes physician-diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes (no reported physician diagnosis and either fasting plasma glucose of at least 126 mg/dL or hemoglobin A1c of at least 6.5%).
4Having measured high blood pressure (systolic pressure of at least 130 mm Hg or diastolic pressure of at least 80 mm Hg) or taking high blood pressure medication.
5Having measured serum total cholesterol greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL (6.20 mmol/L) or taking cholesterol-lowering medication.
6Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0 for adults. For children and adolescents, BMI is defined as at or above the sex- and age-specific 95th percentile of the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts. BMI equals weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Weight and height are measured rather than self-reported.
7Federal 2008 guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity a week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening activities at least twice a week.
8Data for 2017 and beyond are based on a new methodology; therefore, they may not be comparable with earlier data. Copyright 2002, 2019, and 2020. Used with permission of Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
NOTES: Some estimates in this table are taken from the spreadsheet versions of the cited tables. Data for additional years are available in the spreadsheet versions. For more information, see the Health, United States website at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/index.htm.
National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2019. 2019 At-a-glance Table. Hyattsville, MD. 2021. Available from: https://wwww.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/ataglance.htm.