Category: Data Briefs

Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000-2016

Questions for Lead Author Jiaquan Xu, M.D., Epidemiologist, and Author of “Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000-2016” Q: What made you decide to focus on liver cancer deaths for this study? JX: It was the dramatic rise in the death rate for liver cancer that Read More >

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Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016

Questions for Eleanor Fleming, Ph.D., D.D.S., M.P.H., Dental Epidemiologist and Lead Author of “Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016” Q: What made you decide to focus on the prevalence of dental cavities in young children for this study, versus other dental conditions like gum disease or tooth grinding – Read More >

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Emergency Department Visits by Patients aged 45 and over with Diabetes: United States, 2015

Questions for Pinyao Rui, Statistician and Author of, “Emergency Department Visits by Patients aged 45 and over with Diabetes: United States, 2015.” Q: Why did you decide to examine emergency department (ED) visits made by patients aged 45 years older with diabetes? PR: We decided to examine emergency department visits made by patients aged 45 Read More >

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Q and As on “Mortality in the United States, 2016” and “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016”

Questions for Bob Anderson, Chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch, on the following reports, “Mortality in the United States, 2016” and “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016.” Q: How significant is it that life expectancy¹ in the U.S. has declined two years in a row? A:  This is the first time life expectancy Read More >

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Sleep Duration and Quality Among Women Aged 40-59, by Menopausal Status

Questions for Anjel Vahratian, Ph.D., Author of “Sleep Duration and Quality Among Women Aged 40-59, by Menopausal Status” Q: What made you decide to conduct this study on sleep duration and sleep quality for this group of women? AV: My research focuses on the health of women as they age and transition from the childbearing Read More >

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Infant Mortality Rates in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2014

Questions for Danielle Ely, Ph.D., Statistician and Lead Author of “Infant Mortality Rates in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2014” Q: What is the most significant finding in your study? DE: The most significant finding in this study was the consistency with which infants in rural areas have significantly higher mortality rates Read More >

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Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014

Questions for Adena M. Galinsky, Statistician and Lead Author on “Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014” Q: What factors led you to undertake this analysis on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders? AG: NHPI became a race group separate from Asians nearly 20 years ago, but there are still few reliable national Read More >

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Mortality in the United States, 2015

Questions for Jiaquan Xu, Epidemiologist and Lead Author on “Mortality in the United States, 2015.” Q: Is it true that death rates in the U.S. have been increasing over the past few years? JX: Not exactly. The age-adjusted death rate for total US population increased 1.2% from 724.6 per 100,000 standard population in 2014 to Read More >

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COPD-Related Mortality by Sex and Race Among Adults Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2000-2014

Questions for Hanyu Ni, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Director for Science and Lead Author on “COPD-Related Mortality by Sex and Race Among Adults Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2000-2014” Q: How have trends in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) related deaths changed since 2000? HN: Overall, the COPD-related death rate decreased 12.3% from 2000 through Read More >

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Cesarean delivery – more popular than ever before

A report released yesterday from the National Center for Health Statistics showed that the cesarean rate rose by 53% from 1996 to 2007, reaching 32%, the highest rate ever reported in the United States. The 1.4 million cesarean births in 2007 represented about one-third of all births in the United States. Although clear clinical indications often exist for a cesarean Read More >

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Depression in the United States

Depression is a common and debilitating illness. According to the American Psychiatric Association, depression is characterized by changes in mood, self-attitude, cognitive functioning, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Here’s some facts about depression in the U.S. you may not know: More than 1 in 20 Americans age 12 and over have depression. More than 1 Read More >

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Report examines racial differences in nursing homes

In 2004, 11% of the 1.3 million nursing home residents aged 65 and over in the United States were black. Recent research suggests that black nursing home residents may be more likely than residents of other races to reside in facilities that have serious deficiencies, such as low staffing ratios and greater financial vulnerability. The Read More >

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Infant mortality – Where does the U.S. stand?

In 2005, the latest year that the international ranking is available for, the United States ranked 30th in the world in infant mortality, behind most European countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and Israel. The United States international ranking in infant mortality fell from 12th in the world in 1960, to 23rd Read More >

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Increase in poisonings from opioid painkillers

NCHS recently released the report titled “Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006.” This report shows the explosion of fatal poisonings from opioid painkillers over the past 7 years. For example, from 1999 through 2006, the number of fatal poisonings involving opioid analgesics more than tripled from 4,000 to 13,800 Read More >

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Women starting their families later in life

Did you know that in the United States, the average age of a mother at first birth has increased 3.6 years since 1970? Not only are U.S. women starting their families later in life, but the trend depends a great deal on a person’s race/ethnicity and where she lives. Also, the U.S. has a much Read More >

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A brief look at asthma

Two weeks ago, NCHS released a report concerning the prevalence of food allergies in children. In this report, the authors reported that “children with food allergy are two to four times more likely to have other related conditions such as asthma and other allergies, compared with children without food allergies.” According to the report, about Read More >

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Hypertension Awareness (Blood Pressure)

New report from  the CDC/NCHS shows hypertention prevelence and trends overtime. Statistic shows that in 2005-2006  29% of all U.S. adults 18 years and older were hypertensive, or taking  some form of medication for hypertension. Read more about hypertension here!  Read More >

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