Women's Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Population
- Number of residents (all ages): 155.6 million (2009)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 1 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Health status
- Percent of women 18 years and over in fair or poor health: 13.5%
Health risk factors
- Percent of women 18 years and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity: 44.6%
- Percent of women 18 years and over who currently smoke: 16.5%
- Percent of women 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 13.6%
- Percent of women 20 years and over who are obese: 35.9% (2007-2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2010, table 71 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 32.8% (2007-2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 70 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Health insurance coverage
- Percent of females under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 15.6%
Preventive care
- Percent of women 40 years and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 67.1% (2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 90 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Percent of women 18 years and over who had a Pap smear within the past 3 years: 73.2% (2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 91 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
Mortality
- Number of deaths (all ages): 1,219,784
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 784.1
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, table 1 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
- Leading causes of death
- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008, table 1 [PDF - 2.8 MB]
More data
- Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007 [PDF - 797 KB]
- Deaths: Final Data for 2009 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
- 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)
- National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2009 Data highlights – selected tables
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2010 [PDF - 983 KB]
- The National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview [PDF - 2.7 MB]
Contact Us:
- National Center for Health Statistics
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Hyattsville, MD 20782 - 1 (800) 232-4636
- cdcinfo@cdc.gov