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QuickStats: Death Rates from Colorectal Cancer by Age Group — United States, 1999–2019
During 1999–2019, deaths per 100,000 persons from colorectal cancer decreased among persons aged 55–64 years (from 33.5 to 24.4), persons aged 65–74 years (from 77.4 to 41.5), and persons aged 75–84 years (from 146.7 to 77.9). The death rate from colorectal cancer among persons aged 45–54 years generally increased from 1999 (11.1) to 2019 (12.0). Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases New Reports on Adult Day Service Centers and Residential Care Communities
New NCHS reports look at national estimates of selected characteristics of residential care community residents and participants of adults day service centers from the 2018 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers. Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Quarterly Birth Data Through Q1 2021
The data is available at the interactive web dashboard below: Quarterly Provisional Data for Selected Birth Estimates: Q1 2020 – Q1 2021 Vital Statistics Rapid Release Web Data Visualization https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/natality-dashboard.htm Read More >
Posted on byNational Health Interview Survey Releases 7 New Early Release Products
The National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program has released 7 new products that include data on health insurance, key health indicators and wirless phone use. The new products include a report that presents estimates of health insurance coverage for the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population based on data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey. Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 0–17 Years Who Have Experienced a Specified Stressful Life Event, by Type of Event and Poverty Status
In 2019, 20.7% of children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of the poverty threshold and 12.6% of children and adolescents in families with incomes ≥200% of the poverty threshold had experienced at least one specified stressful life event. Children and adolescents in families with incomes <200% of the poverty threshold were more likely Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged 65 Years or Older Who Have a Lot of Difficulty Hearing or Cannot Hear at All Even When Using Hearing Aids by Urbanization Level
In 2019, 4.2% of U.S. adults aged 65 years or older had a lot of difficulty hearing or could not hear at all even when using hearing aids. Percentages were highest in nonmetropolitan areas (6.7%). The differences between percentages in large central (3.2%), large fringe metropolitan (3.2%), and medium and small metropolitan (4.3%) areas were Read More >
Posted on byGeographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2019
NCHS releases a new report that presents state, regional, and national estimates of the percentage of persons who were uninsured, had private health insurance coverage, and had public health insurance coverage at the time of the interview. Key Findings: In 2019, among persons under age 65, 12.0% were uninsured, 64.3% had private coverage, and 25.9% Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Injury Deaths as a Percentage of Total Deaths, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019
Injuries accounted for the majority of deaths among persons aged 15–39 years, with the highest percentages among those aged 15–19 (76.0%) and 20–24 years (78.2%). The percentage of injury deaths was lowest among those aged <1 year (7.9%), 60–64 years (7.5%), and ≥65 years (3.4%). Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Read More >
Posted on byPrescription Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain: United States, 2019
Questions for Jim Dahlhamer, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Prescription Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Pain: United States, 2019.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on prescription opioid use among U.S. adults with chronic pain? JD: The latest estimate from NHIS reveals that just over 20% of U.S. adults experience Read More >
Posted on byNew Report on Children and Adolescent Body Measurements
NCHS releases a new report, “Mean Body Weight, Height, Waist Circumference, and Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999–2018” that presents trends in mean weight, recumbent length, height, waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI) among children and adolescents in the United States from 1999 through 2018. Key Findings: No significant trends Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older With Fair or Poor Health by Urbanization Level and Age Group
In 2019, the percentage of adults aged 18 years or older reported to be in fair or poor health was higher among those living in nonmetropolitan areas (20.3%) than among those living in metropolitan areas (14.5%). Percentages in fair or poor health were higher in nonmetropolitan areas for those aged 18–39 years (10.9% versus 7.4%) Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases New Reports This Week on Hearing Difficulty and Back/Limb pain among U.S. Adults
NCHS Releases two new reports this week on hearing difficulty and back/limb pain. The first report presents difficulties with hearing even when using a hearing aid among U.S. adults aged 18 and over by level of difficulty and age, sex, and race and Hispanic origin. It also presents estimates of the prevalence of hearing aid Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: The 2020 Decline in Life Expectancy
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210721/20210721.htm HOST: In February, we had a discussion with Elizabeth Arias with the NCHS Division of Vital Statistics about life expectancy in the United States during the first half of 2020, right as the pandemic was taking hold. Americans lost a full year of life expectancy during that first part of 2020. Today we feature Read More >
Posted on byLatest Quarterly Infant Mortality Rate Estimates
NCHS released the latest quarterly estimates of infant mortality rates in the U.S. The data shows infant mortality rate in the United States was 5.43 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in the one-year period ending in September 2020, no significant change from the year before. The data is featured in a web-based interactive dashboard Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Men and Women Aged 25–49 Years Who Spent at Least One Night in the Past 12 Months at an Alternate Location Because They Did Not Have a Permanent Place To Stay, by Type of Location
Among adults aged 25–49 years, a higher percentage of men (4.1%) than women (2.3%) stayed at least overnight in a shelter or car or outdoors in the past 12 months because they did not have a permanent place to stay. A higher percentage of men (6.4%) than women (4.1%) stayed at least overnight with a Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Drowning Deaths Among U.S. Children
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210716/20210716.htm HOST: We’re joined today by Merianne Spencer, the author of a new study on accidental drowning deaths among children in the United States. HOST: So briefly describe to us the scope of the problem. MERIANNE SPENCER: Sure. So unintentional drowning deaths are the second leading cause of injury death among children, those aged zero to 17, Read More >
Posted on byDrug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Up Nearly 30% in 2020
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has released full-year 2020 provisional drug overdose death data that estimates 93,331 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2020, an increase of 29.4% from the 72,151 deaths predicted in 2019. The data featured in an interactive web data visualization estimates overdose deaths from opioids increased from Read More >
Posted on byUrban-rural Differences in Dental Care Use Among Adults Aged 18−64
Questions for Amy Cha, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Urban-rural Differences in Dental Care Use Among Adults Aged 18−64.” Q: How does the data vary by sex, race, and income level? AC: In both urban and rural areas, the percentage of adults aged 18-64 who had a dental visit in the past 12 months Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older with Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, by Urbanization Level and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, the percentage of adults aged 18 years or older with diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was higher among those living in nonmetropolitan areas (8.0%) than among those living in metropolitan areas (4.0%). Percentages were higher in nonmetropolitan areas for adults aged 45–64 years (10.0% versus 4.8%) and aged 65 years or older Read More >
Posted on byNew Interactive Healthy People 2020 Pie Charts
New Healthy People 2020 Progress Table is a component of the Healthy People 2020 Final Review and summarizes the final progress of objectives at the end of its 10-year initiative. The pie charts provide a summary by objective type and final progress status of the 1,111 measurable and 985 trackable objectives (objectives with a baseline value, at Read More >
Posted on byDemographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2019
New NCHS report presents national estimates of different types of health insurance coverage and lack of coverage (uninsured). Estimates are presented by selected sociodemographic characteristics, including age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, education level, employment status, and marital status. Findings: In 2019, 33.0 million (10.2%) persons of all ages were uninsured at the Read More >
Posted on byMen’s Health Month – Leading Causes of Death Among Men in the U.S.
Posted on byPODCAST: Design of Survey Questions during the Pandemic
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210625/20210625.htm HOST: The quality of data in any health survey depends on the quality of the questions being asked, as well as the interpretation of those questions by the survey participants. NCHS has a team in place that directly deals with those issues, the Collaborating Center for Question Design and Evaluation Research, or “CCQDER.” CCQDER uses Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Did Not Get Needed Dental Care Because of Cost in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, among adults aged ≥18 years, women (19.2%) were more likely than men (15.6%) not to get needed dental care because of cost in the past 12 months. The difference by sex was seen for all age groups: 17.7% versus 13.1% among adults aged 18-29 years, 21.5% versus 16.7% among those aged 30–44 years, Read More >
Posted on byDeclines in Births by Month: United States, 2020
NCHS released a report that presents provisional 2020 and final 2019 and 2018 data on changes in the number of U.S. births by race and Hispanic origin of mother and by month of birth and state. Findings: From 2019 to 2020, the number of births for the United States declined for each month, with the Read More >
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