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%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Appendix III, Table XIII

• Percent (all ages) with a limitation in usual activities due to one or more chronic health conditions: 13%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Appendix III, Table VI

 

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%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, 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, 2007, 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, 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