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QuickStats: Percentage of Women Who Missed Taking Oral Contraceptive Pills Among Women Aged 15–44 Years Who Used Oral Contraceptive Pills and Had Sexual Intercourse, Overall and by Age and Number of Pills Missed
Among women aged 15–44 years who used oral contraceptive pills in the last 4 weeks and had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months, 69% of women reported missing no pills, 15% missed one pill, and 16% missed two or more pills. Across the two age groups (15–24 years and 25–44 years), similar percentages of Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Unintentional Falls Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2015
From 2000 to 2015, the age-adjusted unintentional fall death rate for adults aged ≥65 years increased an average of 4.9% per year. The death rate for women increased from 24.6 to 52.4 per 100,000 population. The death rate for men increased from 38.2 to 72.2. Throughout the period, men had higher death rates than women. Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – September 8, 2017
#QUICKSTAT Death rates from #accidental #falls for adults age 65+ have increased an average of nearly 5% since 2000 https://t.co/TATq53Q9oy — NCHS (@NCHStats) September 8, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Suicide Rates for Teens Aged 15–19 Years, by Sex — United States, 1975–2015
The suicide rate for males aged 15–19 years increased from 12.0 to 18.1 per 100,000 population from 1975 to 1990, declined to 10.8 by 2007, and then increased 31% to 14.2 by 2015. The rate in 2015 for males was still lower than the peak rates in the mid- 1980s to mid-1990s. Rates for females Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Alzheimer’s Disease Death Rates† Among Persons Aged 65 Years or Older, by State — United States, 2015
In 2015, the age-adjusted Alzheimer’s disease death rate among persons aged 65 years or older in the United States was 231.0 per 100,000 population. The five states with the highest age-adjusted death rates for Alzheimer’s disease were South Carolina (362.8), Washington (349.6), Mississippi (346.5), Tennessee (340.8), and Louisiana (333.6). New York had the lowest rate Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Average Number of Deaths from Motor Vehicle Injuries, Suicide, and Homicide by Day of the Week
In 2015, an average of 103 motor vehicle injury deaths, 121 suicides, and 49 homicides occurred each day. Motor vehicle injury deaths were more likely to occur on Saturdays and Sundays and least likely to occur on Tuesdays. The highest number of suicides occurred on Mondays and Tuesdays and the lowest on Saturdays. Homicides peaked Read More >
Posted on byQuickstat – June 9, 2017
#QUICKSTAT In 2015, an average of 103 motor vehicle injury deaths, 121 suicides & 49 homicides occurred each day https://t.co/kHbyNSmC8h — NCHS (@NCHStats) June 9, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths by Urbanization of County of Residence — 2005 and 2015
The overall age-adjusted rate of motor vehicle traffic deaths in the United States decreased 25% from 14.6 deaths per 100,000 population in 2005 to 10.9 in 2015. During this period, the rate declined in each of the county groupings, with the largest decline of 26% in the large fringe metropolitan and micropolitan counties and the Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – June 2, 2017
#QUICKSTAT The mortality rate from #motor #vehicle #traffic #deaths in the U.S. fell 25% between 2005 and 2015 https://t.co/9TT8WmpmbN — NCHS (@NCHStats) June 2, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older Who Walked 10 Minutes or More as a Method of Transportation, by Location of Residence
Overall, the percentage of adults aged 18 years or older that walked as a method of transportation increased from 29.4% in 2005 to 32.5% in 2015. A similar pattern was observed for adults residing in metropolitan locations (31.2% to 34.1%) but there was no change for those residing in nonmetropolitan locations (22.4% to 22.2%). Regardless Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – May 26, 2017
#QUICKSTAT In 2015, 1 out of 3 U.S. adults (32.5%) walked as a method of transportation; up from 29.4% in 2005 https://t.co/XNqIWCd74c — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 26, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 65 Years or Older Who Saw Selected Types of Health Professionals in the Past 12 Months, by Diagnosed Diabetes Status
In 2015, adults aged 65 years or older with diagnosed diabetes were more likely than adults without diagnosed diabetes to report seeing general doctors (92.3% compared with 86.7%); eye doctors (66.9% compared with 56.6%); physician specialists (51.5% compared with 45.5%); foot doctors (29.9% compared with 13.0%) and mental health professionals (6.3% compared with 4.5%) in Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates Attributable to Alcohol-Induced Causes, by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 1999–2015
In 2015, mortality from alcohol-induced causes reached the highest rate during 1999–2015 of 9.1 deaths per 100,000 U.S. standard population. Alcohol-induced death rates for the Hispanic population remained the highest (9.9 per 100,000 U.S. standard population), followed by the non-Hispanic white population (9.6). For the non-Hispanic black population, the alcohol-induced death rate decreased 33% from Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – May 12, 2017
#QUICKSTAT From 1999-2015, U.S. death rates from alcohol-induced causes increased 28% (7.1 to 9.1 per 100,000) https://t.co/dIIfzALKjs — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 12, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQUICKSTATS: Brain Cancer Death Rates Among Children and Teens Aged 1–19 Years by Sex and Age Group — United States, 2013–2015
The death rate for brain cancer, the most common cancer cause of death for children and teens aged 1–19 years, was 24% higher in males (0.73 per 100,000) than females (0.59) aged 1–19 years during 2013–2015. Death rates were higher for males than females for all age groups, but the difference did not reach statistical Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – May 5, 2017
#QUICKSTAT U.S. death rate for brain cancer was 24% higher in males than females aged 1–19 years during 2013–2015 https://t.co/yMwbYfWjLn — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 5, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adult Workers Aged 18 Years or Older Who Reported Being Threatened, Bullied, or Harassed While on the Job by Sex
In 2015, 6.8% of adult workers in the United States reported being threatened, bullied, or harassed on the job during the preceding 12 months, down from 7.8% overall in 2010. The percentage of workers who were threatened, bullied, or harassed declined significantly for women but not for men from 2010 to 2015. In both years, Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: 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 >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates, by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2014–2015
From 2014 to 2015, the age-adjusted death rate for the total U.S. population increased 1.2% from 724.6 to 733.1 per 100,000 population. The rate increased 0.6% from 870.7 to 876.1 for non-Hispanic blacks and 1.4% from 742.8 to 753.2 for non-Hispanic whites. The rate for Hispanic persons did not change significantly. The highest rate was Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of U.S. Women Aged 21–65 Years Who Never Had a Papanicolaou Test (Pap Test), by Place of Birth and Length of Residence in the United States
In 2013 and 2015 combined, 6.8% of U.S. women aged 21–65 years had never received a Pap test in their lifetime. Foreign-born women were more than twice as likely as U.S. born women to have never received a Pap test (13.4% versus 5.2%). Foreign-born women who lived in the United States for more than 25% Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rate for Suicide by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1975–2015
There was an overall decline of 24% in the age-adjusted suicide rate from 1977 (13.7 per 100,000) to 2000 (10.4). The rate increased in most years from 2000 to 2015. The 2015 suicide rate (13.3) was 28% higher than in 2000. The rates for males and females followed the overall pattern; however, the rate for males Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Prevalence of Untreated Dental Caries in Primary Teeth Among Children Aged 2–8 Years, by Age Group and Race/Hispanic Origin
During 2011–2014, 13.7% of children aged 2–8 years had untreated dental caries in their primary teeth (baby teeth). The proportion of children with untreated dental caries in their primary teeth increased with age: 10.9% among children aged 2–5 years and 17.4% among children aged 6–8 years. A larger proportion of Hispanic (19.4%) and non-Hispanic black Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Number of Deaths Resulting from Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning by Month and Year — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2010–2015
During 2010–2015, a total of 2,244 deaths resulted from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning, with the highest numbers of deaths each year occurring in winter months. In 2015, a total of 393 deaths resulting from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning occurred, with 36% of the deaths occurring in December, January, or February. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6608a9.htm Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged 65 Years or Older by Number of 10 Selected Diagnosed Chronic Conditions and Poverty Status
For the period 2013–2015, 13% of adults aged 65 years or older reported having none of 10 selected diagnosed chronic conditions; 25% had one, 46% had two or three, and 16% had four or more of the conditions. No differences by poverty status were observed among those who reported having two or three conditions, but Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Total Daily Kilocalories Consumed from Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Children and Adults, by Sex and Income Level
During 2011–2014, on average, 7.3% of boys’ and 7.2% of girls’ total daily calories were obtained from Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSB) compared with 6.9% for men and 6.1% for women. For men, women, and girls, the percentage of total daily kilocalories from SSBs declined as income level increased. For boys, the percentage of total daily Read More >
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