Men's Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Population
- Number of residents (all ages): 147.5 million (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 1
Health status
- Percent of adults in fair or poor health: 12%
- Percent of adults with a limitation in usual activities due to one or more chronic health conditions: 12%
Health risk factors
- Percent of men who currently smoke: 24% (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 63
- Percent 20 years and over who are overweight: 72% (2003-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 75
- Percent 20 years and over with hypertension: 31% (2003-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 71
Health care utilization
Ambulatory care
- Number of visits to office-based physicians (all ages): 368.7 million
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Table 3
- Number of hospital outpatient department visits (all ages): 40.3 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): 13.9 million
- Average length of stay from short-stay hospitals (all ages): 5.2 days
Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 1
Access to health care
- Percent under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 18%
- Percent of adults without a usual source of health care: 20%
Mortality
- Number of deaths (all ages): 1,207,675
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 827.2
- Number of deaths for leading causes of death
- Heart disease: 321,973
- Cancer: 286,830
- Accidents (unintentional injuries): 72,050
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1
More Data
- Health, United States, trend Tables on men's health
- Deaths: Final Data for 2005
- Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
- Fertility, Contraception, and Fatherhood: Data on Men and Women From Cycle 6 (2002) of the National Survey of Family Growth
- Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
Contact Us:
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