Child Health
(Data are for the U.S.)
Health status
- Percent of school-aged children 5-11 years of age who are in excellent or very good health: 82.2%
- Percent of school-aged children 5-11 years of age who missed 11 or more days of school in the past 12 months because of illness or injury: 4.0%
- Percent of children 6-11 years of age who are obese: 20% (2007-2008)
Access to health care
- Percent of children under 18 years of age without health insurance: 7.0%
- Percent of children under 18 years of age without a usual source of health care: 3.3%
Mortality
1-4 years of age
- Number of deaths: 4,316
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 26.5
5-14 years of age
- Number of deaths: 5,279
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.9
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2010, tables 10, 11 [PDF - 3.1 MB]
1-4 years of age
- Leading causes of death
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
5-14 years of age
- Leading causes of death
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Cancer
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2009, table 1 [PDF - 2.5 MB]
More data
- ADHD
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
- Asthma
- Diagnostic History and Treatment of School-aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Special Health Care Needs
- Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations [PDF - 313 KB]
- Functional Difficulties Among School-Aged Children: United States, 2001–2007 [PDF - 453 KB]
- Health Data Interactive
- Health, United States, trend tables with data on child and adolescent health
- National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs - Data Resource Center
- National Survey of Children's Health - Data Resource Center
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011 [PDF - 711 KB]
- Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006 [PDF - 806 KB]
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