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Adolescent
Health 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 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 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 healthSummary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006 America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being Adolescent Health in the United States, 2007 Related links National Health Interview Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
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