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eMKF: A New Tool for Studying Small Populations
Statisticians at the National Center for Health Statistics recently developed a tool to help with the challenge of producing estimates of health conditions and other indicators of health for groups of people that may be less represented in the population. The challenge of studying small populations For researchers who study small populations , measuring health Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Birth Data Now Available in CDC WONDER
As of October 3rd, the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), part of CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), provisional birth data are available in CDC WONDER for the first time. Data will be updated monthly, and births through August 2023 are now available. This change is part of an ongoing effort to improve the Read More >
Posted on byMore Than 3,500 Americans Have Died from Long COVID-Related Illness in the First 30 Months of the Pandemic
Death certificate analysis shows that long COVID played a part in 3,544 deaths in the United States from January 2020 through the end of June 2022. Long COVID deaths represented less than 1% of the 1,021,487 deaths for which COVID-19 was the underlying or contributing cause of death in that period. These findings are included Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Office-Based Physicians Using Telemedicine Technology, by Specialty — United States, 2019 and 2021
From 2019 to 2021, the use of telemedicine technology increased for office-based physicians from 15.4% to 85.9%. In both 2019 and 2021, the use of telemedicine technology was higher among primary care physicians and medical specialty physicians than it was among surgical specialty physicians. In 2021, 91.4% of primary care physicians, 87.2% of medical specialty Read More >
Posted on byQ & A from Author of Awareness of the MyPlate Plan: United States, 2017–March 2020
Questions for Edwina Wambogo, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Awareness of the MyPlate Plan: United States, 2017–March 2020.” Q: Can you describe what the MyPlate plan is? EW: The United States Department of Agriculture developed MyPlate in 2011 as the primary education tool to communicate recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. MyPlate is Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥45 Years Who Have Ever Had Lung Cancer by Education Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021
In 2021, 3.2% of adults aged ≥45 years had ever been told they had lung cancer. The prevalence of lung cancer among adults aged ≥45 years was highest for those with less than a high school education (8.6%). The percentage of adults who had ever had lung cancer decreased with increasing education level, with the Read More >
Posted on byLife Expectancy: Historical Trends
There are a number of historical milestones associated with the recent study showing life expectancy declined for a second straight year in the United States. The 2019-2021 decline was the first time that life expectancy dropped two years in a row since 1961-1963, when John F. Kennedy was president. The 2.7 year drop since 2019 Read More >
Posted on byMORE PEOPLE HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, EARLY 2022 DATA SHOW
NCHS released the latest quarter of data on health insurance coverage in the United States, documenting that 4.4 million fewer people were uninsured in the first quarter of 2022 (26.4 million) compared to the first quarter of 2021 (30.8 million). The data come from the National Health Interview Survey’s Early Release Program, and show that Read More >
Posted on byNational Safety Month: Deaths from Falls Among 65+ Population Have Doubled Since ‘07
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Received Any Mental Health Treatment in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019–2020
The percentage of adults who had received any mental health treatment in the past 12 months increased from 2019 to 2020 overall (19.2% to 20.3%) and among adults aged 18–44 years (18.5% to 20.9%). In 2019, the percentage of adults who had received any mental health treatment in the past 12 months was lower among Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Two New Reports on Mental Health Among U.S. Adults during Pandemic
1 out of 5 U.S. adults (20.3%) received mental health treatment in the past 12 months, including 16.5% who had taken prescription medication for their mental health and 10.1% who received counseling or therapy by a mental health professional in 2020. The data is featured in a new report, “Mental Health Treatment Among Adults: United Read More >
Posted on byMonthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts through March 2021
NCHS has released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. The monthly counts are released under the Vital Statistics Rapid Release program as an interactive data visualization. Findings: Provisional data show that the predicted number of drug overdose deaths in the United States showed an increase of 30.8% from the 12 months ending Read More >
Posted on byThe Record Increase in Homicide Rates in the United States From 2019 to 2020
It’s not unusual to see increases and decreases from year to year in the leading causes of deaths in the United States. Most often, the changes appear small – usually under 10 percent – and only occasionally do the changes reach double figures. That’s why the 30 percent increase in the national homicide rate from Read More >
Posted on byMen’s Health Month – Leading Causes of Death Among Men in the U.S.
Posted on byPODCAST: Drug-Related Deaths Among U.S. Infants
STATCAST, JUNE 2021: DISCUSSION WITH DANIELLE ELY, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT DRUG-RELATED DEATHS AMONG U.S. INFANTS. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210604/20210604.htm HOST: Drug abuse in the United states has taken a devastating toll on society. Nearly 92,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the one-year period ending in October 2020, according to recent provisional data. Over 823,000 Americans have died Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Healthy People Initiative, Part Three
STATCAST, APRIL 2021: DISCUSSION WITH DAVID HUANG, CHIEF, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT HEALTHY PEOPLE INITIATIVE. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210423/20210423.htm HOST: David Huang is the chief of the health promotion statistics branch at NCHS, and serves as the center’s primary statistical advisor on the Healthy People initiative. Healthy People for decades now has been identifying science-based objectives with targets to monitor Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had an Influenza Vaccination in the Past 12 Months, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity
In 2019, women aged 18 years or older were more likely than were men (48.9% versus 41.7%) to have had an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months. This pattern was found for non-Hispanic White adults (50.8% versus 42.9%), Hispanic adults (44.6% versus 35.7%), and non-Hispanic Asian adults (57.7% versus 50.7%), but there was no Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Death Certificate Data & COVID-19, Part 4
STATCAST, APRIL 2021: DISCUSSION WITH ROBERT ANDERSON, CHIEF, MORTALITY STATISTICS BRANCH, ABOUT DEATH CERTIFICATE DATA & COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210402/20210402.htm HOST: In our final segment with Dr. Robert Anderson, we discussed the importance of listing the correct underlying cause of death on the death certificate, along with examples of when COVID-19 and other causes of death should Read More >
Posted on byCo-involvement of Opioids in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants
New NCHS report provides additional information on drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and other psychostimulants (drugs such as methamphetamine, amphetamine, and methylphenidate) by examining the concurrent involvement of opioids. Trends from 2009 through 2019 and differences by census region in 2019 are presented. Findings: From 2009 through 2019, the rate of overdose deaths involving both Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults with Fair or Poor Health, by Home Ownership Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, 18.0% of renters assessed their health as fair or poor, compared with 13.3% of homeowners. For each age group, renters were more likely than homeowners to report fair or poor health: 9.0% versus 6.0% among adults aged 18–39 years, 26.6% versus 13.2% among those aged 40–64 years, and 37.1% versus 21.6% among those Read More >
Posted on byNew Journal Articles Look at Provisional 2020 COVID-19 Death Data
Summary JAMA released a new journal article, “Provisional Mortality Data — United States, 2020,” which presents an overview of provisional U.S. death data for 2020, including overall death rates and those associated with COVID-19. In 2020, more than 3.3 million deaths occurred in the United States overall.). As part of overall U.S. deaths, COVID-19 was Read More >
Posted on byOsteoporosis or Low Bone Mass in Older Adults: United States, 2017–2018
Questions for Neda Sarafrazi, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass in Older Adults: United States, 2017-2018.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on osteoporosis among older U.S. adults? NS: Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease characterized by weakening of bone tissue, bone structure and strength and Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Death Certificate Data & COVID-19, Part 2
STATCAST, MARCH 2021: DISCUSSION WITH ROBERT ANDERSON, A STATISTICIAN, ABOUT HOW COVID-19 DEATHS ARE CLASSIFIED. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210319/20210319.htm TRANSCRIPT HOST: The issue of when to classify a death as a COVID-19 death and when not to has been a source of confusion at times for the general public. In Part Two of our discussion, Dr. Robert Anderson, Read More >
Posted on byEmergency Department Visits for Influenza and Pneumonia: United States, 2016–2018
New NCHS report describes emergency department visit rates for patients with influenza and pneumonia (either influenza or pneumonia, or both) by selected patient characteristics. Findings: The emergency department (ED) visit rate per 1,000 persons was 7.9 for patients with pneumonia, 4.4 for patients with influenza, and 12.2 for patients with either or both. The ED Read More >
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