Women's Health

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Population

• Number of residents (all ages): 151.9 million (2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 1

 

Health status

• Percent of women 18 years and over in fair or poor health: 14%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008, Appendix III, table XIII

 

Health risk factors

• Percent of women 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity: 30% (2008)
• Percent of women 18 years and over who currently smoke: 18% (2008)
• Percent of women 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 14% (2008)

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, data tables for figures 7.2, 8.3, 9.2

• Percent of women 20 years and over who are obese: 35% (2003-2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 75

• Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 33% (2003-2006)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 71

 

Health insurance coverage

• Percent of females under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 15%

Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the National Health Interview Survey, data tables for figure 1.2

 

Preventive care

• Percent 40 years and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years: 67% (2005)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 89

• Percent 18 years and over who had a Pap smear within the past 3 years: 78% (2005)

Source: Health, United States, 2008, table 90

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths (all ages): 1,224,322
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 806.1

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, table 1

• Leading causes of death
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Stroke

Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, table D

 

More data

• Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006
• Deaths: Final Data for 2006
• Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
• Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health of U.S. Women: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth
• Health Data Interactive
• Health, United States, trend tables with data on women's health
• Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth (from A to Z)
• 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
• Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2008
• The National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview