Category: kidney disease

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Kidney Disease, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, July–December 2020

During July–December 2020, 3.1% of adults aged ≥18 years had kidney disease. The prevalence of kidney disease increased with age, from 1.1% among adults aged 18–44 years to 3.1% among those aged 45–64 years and to 7.1% among those aged ≥65 years. Among adults aged ≥65 years, a higher percentage of men had kidney disease Read More >

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Categories chronic kidney disease, kidney disease, National Health Interview Survey, QuickStats

NCHS UPDATES”STATS OF THE STATES” PAGE WITH LATEST FINAL DATA

The CDC National Center for Health Statistics web page “Stats of the States” has been updated to include the latest state-based final data on selected vital statistics topics, including: General fertility rates Teen birth rates Selected other maternal and infant health measures Marriage & divorce rates Leading causes of death Other high profile causes of Read More >

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Categories births, Cancer, cesarean, children, Deaths, divorce rate, Drug Overdose Deaths, elderly, first birth, heart attack, heroin, infant mortality, Influenza, kidney disease, leading causes of death, life expectancy, Marriage and Divorce, marriage rate, National Vital Statistics System, overdose, Preterm Births, State data, Stats of the States, stroke, suicide, Teen Births, unmarried childbearing, Vital Statistics System

QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department Visits Made by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Among Persons Aged 18 Years or Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex

During 2015–2016, 3.5% of adult visits to the emergency department were made by those with chronic kidney disease. A higher percentage of visits were made by men with chronic kidney disease than women (4.1% compared with 2.7%). The same pattern was observed for non-Hispanic black men (5.0%) and women (2.4%). Although the pattern was similar, Read More >

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QuickStats: Number of Deaths from 10 Leading Causes by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2015

In 2015, a total of 1,339,226 deaths among females and 1,373,404 deaths among males occurred. Heart disease and cancer were the top two causes of death for both females and males; other leading causes varied in rank by sex. The 10 leading causes of death accounted for approximately three-quarters of all deaths. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6615a8.htm Read More >

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Categories Alzheimer's disease, Cancer, chronic disease, Deaths, diabetes, heart attack, Influenza, kidney disease, leading causes of death, National Vital Statistics System, QuickStats, stroke

State by State Health Data Source Updated on NCHS Web Site

CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has updated its “Stats of the States” feature on the NCHS web site.  This resource features the latest state-by-state comparisons on key health indicators ranging from birth topics such as teen births and cesarean deliveries to leading causes of death and health insurance coverage. Tabs have been added to Read More >

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Categories Alzheimer's disease, births, Cancer, cesarean, children, chronic kidney disease, Deaths, diabetes, Flu, Health, health insurance, heart attack, Homicide, Hypertension, infant mortality, Influenza, kidney disease, leading causes of death, Marriage and Divorce, marriage rate, National Health Interview Survey, National Vital Statistics System, State data, stroke, suicide, Teen Births, uninsured, Vital Statistics System