Statistics of the Month - February
Health of Black or African American Population
(Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses)Population
Number of residents: 38 million (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04trend.pdf" \l "001"Health, United States, 2004, table 1
Live births
Number of births: 593,691 (2002)
Births per 1,000 women 15-44 years: 65.8 (2002)
Percent of births with low birth weight: 13.3 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_10.pdf"Births: Final Data 2002
Health status
Percent of persons in fair or poor health: 11.9 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_220.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population, 2002, Appendix III, table V
Percent of persons with an activity limitation due to one or more chronic health conditions: 12.9 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_220.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population, 2002, Appendix III, table VI
Percent of adults 65 years and over with no natural teeth: 35.3 (2001)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_218.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2001, table 12
Health risk factors
Percent of adult men who currently smoke: 26.9 (2000-2002)
Percent of adult women who currently smoke: 19.1 (2000-2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04trend.pdf" \l "062"Health, United States, 2004, table 62
Percent of men 20 years and over who are overweight: 61.7 (2000-2002)
Percent of women 20 years and over who are overweight: 76.8 (2000-2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04trend.pdf" \l "069"Health, United States, 2004, table 69
Percent of men 20 years and over with hypertension: 35.8 (1999-2002)
Percent of women 20 years and over with hypertension: 42.0 (1999-2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus04trend.pdf" \l "067"Health, United States, 2004, table 67
Access to health care
Percent of persons under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 18.9 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_220.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population, 2002, Appendix III, table XVI
Percent of children without a usual source of health care: 5.4 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_221.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, table XI
Percent of adults without a usual source of health care: 14.4 (2002)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_222.pdf"Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, Appendix III, table XIX
Mortality
Number of deaths: 290,051 (2002)
Deaths per 100,000 population: 768.4 (20021)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53/nvsr53_05.pdf"Deaths: Final Data for 2002
Number of deaths for leading causes of death (2001)
Heart disease: 77,674
Cancer: 62,170
Stroke: 19,002
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_09.pdf"Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001, table 1
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 13.3 (2001)
Source: "http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr52/nvsr52_02.pdf"Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2001 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, table 1
Source: 2005 Center for Disease Control
*Disclaimer: Although we try to use the most credible sources, we are not responsible for any incorrect findings.
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