NCHS Press Room
Stat of the Day
Nearly two-thirds of boys and girls in the United States ages 2-17 spent over two hours of screen time each weekday, in addition to screen time spent for schoolwork.
What's New
- New Release: Exploring the Decline in the Singleton Preterm Birth rate in the United States, 2019-2020 (January 21, 2022)
- Statement from the HHS Chief Data Officer, Evaluation Officer, and Statistical Official on Scientific Integrity
- STATCAST – 2020 Final Death Statistics: COVID-19 as an Underlying Cause of Death vs. Contributing Cause (January 7, 2022)
- Weekly COVID-19 Mortality Overview (January 19, 2022)
- Stats of the States: Wisconsin
- Next Up: National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Examination of Inpatient Hospitalization and Risk of Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With Pneumonia (January 25, 2022)
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STATCAST – Suicide in the U.S. Declined During the Pandemic
The 2020 Decline in Life Expectancy
Page last reviewed: January 12, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics