Women's Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Population
- Number of residents (all ages): 151.9 million (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 1
Health status
- Percent 18 years and over in fair or poor health: 14%
- Percent (all ages) with a limitation in usual activities due to one or more chronic health conditions: 13%
Health risk factors
- Percent 18 years and over who currently smoke: 18% (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 63
- Percent 20 years and over who are overweight: 62% (2003-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 75
- Percent 20 years and over with hypertension: 33% (2003-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 71
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): 62.0 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): 20.9 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%
- Percent 18 years and over without a usual source of health care: 11%
Preventive care
- Percent 40 years and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 67% (2005)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 89
- Percent 18 years and over who had a Pap smear within the past 3 years: 78% (2005)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 90
Mortality
- Number of deaths (all ages): 1,224,322
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 806.1
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, Table 1
- Leading causes of death
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table D
More data
- Deaths: Final Data for 2006
- Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
- Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth
- Health Data Interactive
- Health, United States, trend Tables with data on women's health
- Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
- Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2007
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