Child Health
Data are for the U.S.
Health status
- Percent of children aged 0-4 years who are in fair or poor health: 1.3% (2021)
- Percent of children aged 5-11 years who are in fair or poor health: 1.8% (2021)
- Percent of children aged 5-11 years who missed 11 or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness, injury, or disability: 3.3% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
Obesity
- Percent of children aged 6-11 years who are obese: 20.3% (2017-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 21 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Health insurance coverage
- Percent of children under age 18 years without health insurance: 4.2%
Access to care
- Percent of children 0-4 years with a usual source of health care: 97.9% (2021)
- Percent of children 5-11 years with a usual source of health care: 97.7% (2021)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
Mortality
Children aged 1-4 years
- Number of deaths: 3,816
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 25.0
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 5-14 years
- Number of deaths: 5,975
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.3
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Leading causes of death
Children aged 1-4 years
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Assault (homicide)
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 5-9 years
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Cancer
- Assault (homicide)
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 10-14 years
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Intentional self-harm (suicide)
- Cancer
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER
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More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Child and Adolescent Health from Health, United States
- United States Life Tables, 2020 [PDF – 3 MB]
- U.S. State Life Tables, 2020 [PDF – 955 KB]
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 Emergency Department Summary Tables [PDF – 786 KB]
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables [PDF – 682 KB]
- Organized Sports Participation Among Children Aged 6–17 Years: United States, 2020
- Concussions and Brain Injuries in Children: United States, 2020
- Children Living in Households that Experienced Food Insecurity: United States, 2019-2020
- Stressful Life Events Among Children Aged 5-17 Years by Disability Status: United States, 2019
- Disparities in Stressful Life Events Among Children Aged 5-17 Years: United States, 2019
- Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months Among Children Aged 6 Months–17 Years: United States, 2019
- Urgent Care Center and Retail Health Clinic Utilization Among Children: United States, 2019
- Mental Health Treatment Among Children Aged 5–17 Years: United States, 2019
- Urban-rural Differences in Unintentional Injury Death Rates Among Children Aged 0-17 Years: United States, 2018-2019
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disabilities Among U.S. Children Aged 3–17 Years
- Prevalence of Children Aged 3–17 Years With Developmental Disabilities, by Urbanicity: United States, 2015–2018 [PDF – 317 KB]
- Vision Testing Among Children Aged 3–5 Years in the United States, 2016–2017
- Parental Report of Significant Head Injuries in Children Aged 3-17 Years: United States, 2016
- Use of Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractors Among U.S. Children Aged 4–17 Years
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Youth: United States, 2013–2016
- Beverage Consumption Among Youth in the United States, 2013–2016
- Recent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016 [PDF – 413 KB]
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being