NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics
PODCAST: 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 >
Posted on byMotor Vehicle Traffic Death Rates, by Sex, Age Group, and Road User Type: United States, 1999–2019
A new NCHS report provides national trends in motor vehicle traffic deaths by sex, age group, and type of road user (i.e., motor vehicle occupant, motorcyclist, pedestrian, or pedal cyclist) from 1999 through 2019 using the latest mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System. Findings: Motor vehicle traffic death rates were stable from 1999 Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Monthly Drug Overdose Deaths from August 2019 to August 2020
Today, NCHS released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 25.1% from the 12 months ending in August 2019 to the 12 months ending in August 2020, from 68,371 to 85,516. After adjustments for delayed reporting, Read More >
Posted on byUrban-Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999-2019
Questions for Holly Hedegaard, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Urban-Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999-2019.” Q: How do drug overdose death rates in urban and rural areas compare? HH: Over the past 20 years, rates of drug overdose deaths have increased in both urban and rural areas. Rates in rural areas were Read More >
Posted on byTracking Health Care Access and Mental Health Data During Pandemic
NCHS partnered with the Census Bureau on an experimental data system called the Household Pulse Survey to monitor recent changes in monitor trends in mental health, health insurance coverage, and problems accessing care. This 20-minute online survey was designed to complement the ability of the federal statistical system to rapidly respond and provide relevant information Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: COVID-19 Death Tracking Questions
STATCAST, MARCH 2021: DISCUSSION WITH ROBERT ANDERSON, A STATISTICIAN, ABOUT HOW COVID-19 DEATHS ARE TRACKED AND ENTERED ONTO THE DEATH CERTIFICATE . https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210312/20210312.htm TRANSCRIPT HOST: Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been a lot of questions about how COVID-19 deaths are tracked and how they are entered onto the death certificate. Joining us Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Rates of Firearm-Related Deaths Among Persons Aged 15 Years or Older, by Selected Intent and Age Group
Among persons aged 15 years or older, for all firearm-related deaths (all intents), rates were highest among those aged 15–24 years (17.4 per 100,000). For deaths involving firearm-related suicides, rates increased with age, from 6.6 among persons aged 15–24 years to 11.8 among those aged 65 years or older. A different pattern was found for Read More >
Posted on byU.S. State Life Tables, 2018
New NCHS report presents complete period life tables for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia by sex based on age-specific death rates in 2018. Key Findings: Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth, 81.0 years in 2018, and West Virginia had Read More >
Posted on byNational Nutrition Month 2021
March is National Nutrition Month. The latest NCHS data shows that obesity estimates among adults aged 20 and over have almost doubled from 22.9% in 1988-1994 to 42.4% in 2017-2018. Approximately three-quarters of children and adolescents aged 2–19 (75.3%) and more than two-thirds (67.3%) of adults aged 20 and over consumed fruit on a given Read More >
Posted on byEmergency Department Visit Rates by Selected Characteristics: United States, 2018
Questions for Christopher Cairns, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Emergency Department Visit Rates by Selected Characteristics: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2018.” Q: Do you have trend data on emergency department visit rates that goes further back than 2007? CC: We do have annual reports of emergency department visits prior to Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Latest Edition of Health, United States
STATCAST, MARCH 2021: DISCUSSION WITH RENEE GINDI, A STATISTICIAN, ABOUT LATEST EDITION OF HEALTH, UNITED STATES. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210226/2021022 TRANSCRIPT HOST: This week marked the release of “Health, United States,” a compilation of data on a wide range of topics, from birth to death – and everything in-between – including: health care, disease prevalence, and other risk Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults in Fair or Poor Health, by Age Group and Race and Ethnicity
In 2019, the percentage of adults in fair or poor health increased by age (7.8% for those aged 18–39 years, 17.2% for those 40–64 years, and 25.1% for those ≥65 years) and for each racial/ethnic group shown. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black adults were most likely to be in fair or poor health in each age Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Health, United States Report and Hosting Upcoming Webinar
The latest Health, United States report for the President and Congress has been released by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics today. The Health, United States series features national trends in health status and determinants, health care utilization, health care resources, and health care expenditures and payers from a variety of data sources, and provides relevant Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Suicide Trends in the U.S. and Weekly NCHS Updates
STATCAST, FEBRUARY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH HOLLY HEDEGAARD, A STATISTICIAN, ABOUT SUICIDE TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210226/20210226.htm HOST: Last week NCHS released the latest trend report on suicide rates in the nation. Joining us today is Holly Hedegaard, the lead author of this new report. Holly, so what do the latest final numbers tell us? Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Motor-Vehicle–Traffic Death Rates Among Persons Aged 15–24 Years and ≥25 Years — United States, 2000–2019
From 2000 to 2006, rates of death caused by motor-vehicle–traffic injuries among persons aged 15–24 years and ≥25 years did not change significantly. From 2006 to 2010, motor-vehicle–traffic death rates per 100,000 population declined among those aged 15–24 years, from 25.1 (2006) to 16.1 (2010), and among those aged ≥25 years, from 15.9 (2006) to Read More >
Posted on byDietary Supplement Use Among Adults: United States, 2017–2018
NCHS releases a new report that describes recent prevalence estimates for dietary supplement use among U.S. adults, the distribution of the number of dietary supplements used, and the most common types of dietary supplements used. Trends in dietary supplement use from 2007–2008 through 2017–2018 are also reported. Findings: Among U.S. adults aged 20 and over, Read More >
Posted on byHealth Care Utilization Among U.S. Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2015–2016
NCHS releases new report that measures health care utilization among adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and compare with adults without IBD. Findings: Compared with adults without IBD, adults with IBD were more likely to have visited any doctor or mental health provider in the past 12 months. IBD was also associated with higher prevalence Read More >
Posted on byMultiple Chronic Conditions Among Veterans and Nonveterans: United States, 2015–2018
A new NCHS report describes the prevalence of multiple (two or more) chronic conditions (MCC) among veterans and nonveterans and examines whether differences by veteran status may be explained by differences in sociodemographic composition, smoking behavior, and weight status based on body mass index. Key Findings: Among adults aged 25 and over, age-adjusted prevalence of Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Death Rates Attributed to Excessive Cold or Hypothermia† Among Persons Aged15 Years or older, by Urban-Rural Status and Age Group
In 2019, among persons aged 15 years or older, death rates attributed to excessive cold or hypothermia were higher in rural areas than in urban areas across every age group. Crude rates were lowest among those aged 15–34 years at 0.2 and 0.5 per 100,000 population in urban and rural areas, respectively. Rates increased with Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Decline in Life Expectancy
STATCAST, FEBRUARY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH ELIZABETH ARIAS, A STATISTICIAN WITH DVS, ABOUT MID-YEAR 2020 ESTIMATES ON LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE UNITED STATES. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210219/20210219.htm HOST: NCHS for the first time is releasing provisional, mid-year 2020 estimates on life expectancy in the United States. With the arrival of COVID-19 as one of the major causes of death Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Monthly Drug Overdose Deaths from July 2019 to July 2020
On Wednesday (February 17) NCHS released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 22.8% from the 12 months ending in July 2019 to the 12 months ending in July 2020, from 68,023 to 83,544. Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Quarterly NHIS Early Release Key Health Indicator Estimates
STATCAST, FEBRUARY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH TAINYA CLARKE, A STATISTICIAN WITH NHIS, ABOUT LATEST QUARTERLY NHIS EARLY RELEASE KEY HEALTH INDICATOR ESTIMATES. HOST: This week NCHS released its latest quarterly estimates on a number of key health indicators from the National Health Interview Survey, one of the oldest health surveys in US history dating back to Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Trends in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Adults, by Race† and Hispanic Origin — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009–2018
The percentage of nonsmoking adults exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) declined from 27.7% in 2009–2010 to 20.7% in 2017–2018. During this period, decreasing trends in the percentage of persons with SHS exposure also were observed for nonsmoking non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic adults. There was no significant decline in the percentage of persons with Read More >
Posted on byNational Health Interview Survey Early Release Updates
The Early Release Program of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) publishes selected health estimates from an expedited schedule. New Interactive quarterly and biannual early release estimates provide health statistics based on data from the 2019-June 2020 NHIS for selected health topics for adults aged 18 years and over. New report on health insurance coverage Read More >
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