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%

Source:  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011, tables 6, 10 [PDF - 711 KB]

• Percent of children 6-11 years of age who are obese: 20% (2007-2008)

Source: Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2007-2008, table 1

 

Access to health care

• Percent of children under 18 years of age without health insurance: 7.0%

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey, data table for figure 1.2

• Percent of children under 18 years of age without a usual source of health care: 3.3%

Source:  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011, table 12 [PDF - 711 KB]

 

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]