Adolescent
Health
(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)
Health status
Percent of
adolescents 12-17 years of age with fair or poor health: 2.0
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who missed 11
or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness or injury:
5.9
Source:
Summary Health Statistics for
U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Tables
VIII, X
Health risk factors
Percent of adolescents 12-19 years
of age who are overweight: 17 (2001-2004)
Source:
Health United States, 2007, Table 75
Percent of
adolescents 12-17 years of age who smoked cigarettes in the past month: 11 (2005)
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who used
alcohol in the past month: 17 (2005)
Source:
Health United States, 2007, Table 66
Access to health care
Percent of adolescents
12-17 years of age without health insurance: 11.1
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age with no usual
source of health care: 6.9
Source:
Summary Health Statistics for
U. S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Tables XIII,
XIV
Mortality
Number of deaths for adolescents
15-19 years of age: 13,706
Deaths per 100,000 population for
adolescents 15-19 years of age: 66.1
Number of deaths for leading causes of deaths among
adolescents 15-19 years of age:
Accidents
(unintentional injuries): 6,825
Homicide:
1,932
Suicide:
1,700
Source:
Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1
More data
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
America’s Children: Key National Indicators of
Well-Being
Health
Data Interactive
Adolescent
Health in the United States, 2007
Related links
National Health Interview Survey
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Mortality Data
Child Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
System
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November 12, 2008
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