NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability
Did you know that 8 percent of school-aged children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disability? The percent of children 6-17 years of age with ADHD (with and without LD) increased slowly from 1997 through 2006, whereas the percentage of children with LD (with and without ADHD) did not change significantly. Approximately 5 Read More >
Posted on by 6 CommentsInfant Mortality Rate: No Change in 2005
The infant mortality rate in the United States in 2005 was 6.86 infant (under 1 year of age) deaths per 1,000 live births, not significantly different from the rate of 6.78 in 2004 or 6.89 in 2000, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Read More >
Posted on byMortality Rate Decreases Sharply in 2006
Preliminary number of death in the U.S. in 2006 fell to 2,425,900, a 22, 117 decrease from the 2005 total. With a rapidly growing older population, declines in the number of deaths (as opposed to death rates) are unusual, and the 2006 decline is likely the result of more mild influenza mortality in 2006 compared Read More >
Posted on byEstimating Healthy Life Expectancies
Estimating Healthy Life Expectancies Using Longitudinal Survey Data: Methods and Techniques in Population Health Measures. Read more here! Read More >
Posted on byTeen Suicide and Antidepressants
The Washington Post ran a story today based on an article appearing in the journal American Journal of Psychiatry. Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentLack of Sleep Linked With Adverse Health Behaviors
Adults who sleep less than 6 hours are more likely to smoke, drink, or be obese. Read more about sleep duration, the prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, leisure-time, physical inactivity, and obesity here! Read More >
Posted on byMillion of U.S Adults are Identified as Wireless Families
Did you know that one in six homes have only wireless telephone? Approximately 31 million adults (14.0%) lived in wireless-mostly households during the last 6 months of 2007, an increase from 28 million (12.6%) during the first 6 months of 2007. Read more about wireless-mostly households here! Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsNew Birth Certificate Expanded Health Data, 2005
This new report presents data for 2005 on check-box items exclusive to the 2003 U.S. Standard Birth Certificate of Live Birth. Information in check-boxes is shown in the following categories: Risk factors in pregnancy, Obstetric procedures, characteristics of labor and delivery, Method of delivery, Abnormal condition of the newborn, and Congenital anomalies of the newborn. Read More >
Posted on byPoisoning and Methadone-Related Deaths: U.S, 1999-2005
Did you know that poisoning was the second leading cause of injury death in the United States in 2005? This surpasses firearms injury death for the first time in 2004. The majority of poisoning deaths are due to unintentional drug overdoses. Narcotic-related deaths have played the largest role in the increase of all poisoning deaths from 1999 Read More >
Posted on byThe Prevelance of HIV Infection Among U.S. Adults
Did you know that approximatley 0.47 percent of U.S. household population between the ages of 18 and 49 years are living with HIV, according to estimates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) based on surveys conducted between 1999-2006? Read more here! Read More >
Posted on byUnited States Life Tables
This report presents period life tables for the U.S. based on age specific death rates for the most recent year. Based on the 2004 report it seems like Americans are truly living longer. The overall expectation of life at “birth ” was 77.8 years, representing an increase of 0.4 year from life expectancy in 2003. Between Read More >
Posted on byHealth Characteristics of Asian Adult Population
New Report Examines the Health of Asian Adult Population in the United States. The report examines Asian: health behavior, health care utilization, conditions, mental health status, health status, immunization and HIV testing. Read more about Asian health characteristics here! Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentHypertension Awareness (Blood Pressure)
New report from the CDC/NCHS shows hypertention prevelence and trends overtime. Statistic shows that in 2005-2006 29% of all U.S. adults 18 years and older were hypertensive, or taking some form of medication for hypertension. Read more about hypertension here! Read More >
Posted on bySTATCAST: Dec. 12, 2007
December 12 – “High Serum Total Cholesterol – An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006″ – Susan Schober, a senior epidemiologist with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, discusses the continued drop in cholesterol levels in the U.S. Read More >
Posted on byTeen Birth Rate in the U.S. Sky Rockets in 2006
Teen birth rate in the U.S. rose in 2006 for the first time since 1991, the rate for out-of-wedlock childbearing also rose significantly. Between 2005 and 2006, the birth rate for teenagers 15-19 years rose 3 percent, from 40.5 live births per1, 000 females aged 15-19 years in 2005 to 41.9 births per 1,000 in 2006. Read More >
Posted on byLatest Report on Access to Health Care
Nearly one in five U.S. adults – more than 40 million people – report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need, according to the annual report on the nation’s health released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, “Health, United States, 2007,” is a Read More >
Posted on byObesity Among Adults in the U.S.
New CDC study finds no increase in obesity among adults, but levels still high. Based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than one-third of U.S. adults were obese in 2005-2006. This includes 33.3% of men and 35.3% of women. Click here for more. Read More >
Posted on byLeading Causes of Death in the U.S.
Ranking causes of death is a popular method of presenting mortality statistics. Leading causes of death in the U.S. ranked major killers by age, sex, race, and ethnicity. Data are based on information from death certificates filed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2004. View full report here! Read More >
Posted on byElectronic Medical Records (EMR)
New report shows EMR are being used by more office-based physicians than ever. In 2006, 29.2 % of office-based physicians reported using full or partial EMR systems, this shows an increase of 22% since 2005 and 60% increase since 2001. See full report here! Read More >
Posted on by 3 CommentsThe New York Times and Oral Health
Today’s New York Times runs a story headlined Boom Times for U.S. Dentists, But Not for Americans’ Teeth: Previously unreleased figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that in 2003 and 2004, the most recent years with data available, 27 percent of children and 29 percent of adults had cavities going untreated. Read More >
Posted on byFalling Accidents In Older Adults
We have released a new report entitled Fall injury episodes among noninstitutionalized older adults: United States, 2001–2003. From the report: Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal medically attended injuries in the United States (1). Injuries caused by falls are more prevalent among adults aged 65 years and over compared with younger persons, occurring Read More >
Posted on byHIV Testing
Though the CDC has a center devoted to the study of HIV/AIDS, the National Center for Health Statistics produces data on HIV testing. The most comprehensive source is from the National Health Interview Survey’s Summary Health Statistics: US Adults. Another comprehensive study is HIV Testing in the United States, 2002. Read More >
Posted on byUS Life Expectancy At All Time High
A child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live nearly 78 years (77.9) – a new high – according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2005.” The report from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics is based on approximately 99 Read More >
Posted on byUpcoming Publications. September, 2007
Most of our regular reports appear about the same time each year. In addition to those regular reports, such as those on births, deaths, etc., we also produce special reports and our researchers publish regularly in scholarly journals. Looking forward for the next several months, this is our schedule of publications. Read More >
Posted on byTeen Suicide and Antidepressants
Today’s Washington Post carries a story based on an article from the journal American Journal of Psychiatry. Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found that the Read More >
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