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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

Health, United States, trend Tables with data on child and adolescent health

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

This page last reviewed November 12, 2008