Child Health
Data are for the U.S.
Health status
- Percent of children aged 5-11 years who are in fair or poor health: 2.1% (2020)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020
- Percent of children aged 5-11 years who missed 11 or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness or injury: 3.3% (2020)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020
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: 4.1%
Access to care
- Percent of children under age 18 years with a usual source of health care: 97.6% (2020)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2020
Mortality
Children aged 1-4 years
- Number of deaths: 3,529
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 22.7
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2020) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 5-14 years
- Number of deaths: 5,623
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.7
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2020) 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 (2020) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 5-9 years
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Cancer
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2020) via CDC WONDER
Children aged 10-14 years
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Intentional self-harm (suicide)
- Cancer
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2020) via CDC WONDER
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More data: reports and tables
- Trends in Child and Adolescent Health from Health, United States
- Tables of Summary Health Statistics from the National Health Interview Survey
- 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]
- Concussions and Brain Injuries in Children: United States, 2020
- 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]
- Estimated Prevalence of Children With Diagnosed Developmental Disabilities in the United States, 2014-2016
- Sports- and Recreation-related Injury Episodes in the United States, 2011–2014
- Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2011–2014
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
More data: query tools
Page last reviewed: September 6, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics