Adolescent Health

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

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: 5.1%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Appendix III, Tables VIII, X

 

Health risk factors

• Percent of adolescents 12-19 years of age who are overweight: 18% (2003-2006)

Source: Health United States, 2008, Table 76

• Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who smoked cigarettes in the past month: 10% (2006)
• Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who used alcohol in the past month: 17% (2006)

Source: Health United States, 2008, Table 66

 

Access to health care

• Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age without health insurance: 11%
• Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age with no usual source of health care: 7.3%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U. S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Appendix III, Tables XI, XIII

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths for adolescents 15-19 years of age: 13,739
• Deaths per 100,000 population for adolescents 15-19 years of age: 64.4

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, Table 3

• Leading causes of deaths among adolescents 15-19 years of age:
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries)
  • Homicide
  • Suicide

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1

 

More data

• Adolescent Health in the United States, 2007
• America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States, trend Tables with data on child and adolescent health
• Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
• Recent trends in teenage pregnancy in the United States, 1990-2002
• Smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use reported by adolescents aged 12-17 years: United States, 1999-2004
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children:  National Health Interview Survey, 2007
• Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006