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Women’s Health

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

Population

Number of residents (all ages): 150.4 million (2005)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 1

Health status

Percent 18 years and over in fair or poor health: 13

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XIII

Percent (all ages) with a limitation in usual activities due to one or more chronic health conditions: 12.2

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table VI

Health risk factors

Percent 18 years and over who currently smoke: 18.0 (2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 63

Percent 20 years and over who are overweight: 62 (2001-2004)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 74

Percent 20 years and over with hypertension: 32.5 (2001-2004)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 70

Health care utilization

Ambulatory care

Number of visits to office-based physicians (all ages): 533.3 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2006: Summary, Table 3

Number of hospital outpatient department visits (all ages): 62 million

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 1

Hospital inpatient care

Number of discharges from short-stay hospitals (all ages): 21 million

Average length of stay from short-stay hospitals (all ages): 4.5 days

Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 1

Access to health care

Percent under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 15.3

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XVI

Percent 18 years and over without a usual source of health care: 11

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XIX

Preventive care

Percent 40 years and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 67 (2005)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 87

Percent 18 years and over who had a Pap smear within the past 3 years: 78 (2005)

Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 88

Mortality

Number of deaths (all ages): 1,240,342

Deaths per 100,000 population: 824.6

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

Heart disease: 330,513

Cancer: 267,058

Stroke: 91,274

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1

More data

Health, United States, trend Tables with data on women's health

Deaths: Final Data for 2005

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2006

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006

Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey

Health Data Interactive

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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Hospital Discharge Survey

Mortality Data

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This page last reviewed December 17, 2008

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