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Health Facts

(United States)

 

Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities. Whether people are healthy or not, is determined by their circumstances and environment. To a large extent, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level, and our relationships with friends and family all have considerable impacts on health, whereas the more commonly considered factors such as access and use of health care services often have less of an impact..

 

State and Territorial Data

Data as of 2022

State/Territory Births Fertility Rate Deaths Death Rate Age Adjusted Rate
Alabama 58,149 58.7 62,294 1,227.6 989.1
Alaska 9,359 64.9 5,719 779.6 821.3
Arizona 78,547 54.9 74,082 1,006.7 784.6
Arkansas 35,471 60.2 37,855 1,242.9 999.7
California 419,104 52.8 313,161 802.4 686.0
Colorado 62,383 51.5 46,787 801.2 736.3
Connecticut 35,332 50.7 34,583 953.7 716.8
Delaware 10,816 57.3 11,351 1,114.6 829.1
District of Columbia 8,075 44.9 5,385 801.6 789.6
Florida 224,433 55.6 239,119 1,074.9 714.7
Georgia 126,130 56.0 102,342 937.8 871.6
Hawaii 15,535 59.3 13,228 918.5 615.9
Idaho 22,391 58.4 17,162 885.1 771.4
Illinois 128,350 51.8 122,963 977.3 784.9
Indiana 79,649 59.7 75,368 1,103.0 923.4
Iowa 36,506 59.9 33,973 1,061.5 798.0
Kansas 34,401 60.3 31,551 1,074.2 873.2
Kentucky 52,315 61.1 57,053 1,264.4 1,043.8
Louisiana 56,479 61.8 52,339 1,140.2 974.7
Maine 12,093 49.7 17,364 1,253.4 844.3
Maryland 68,782 56.9 56,456 915.8 746.5
Massachusetts 68,584 48.7 63,366 907.6 693.5
Michigan 102,321 54.0 110,499 1,101.2 855.4
Minnesota 64,015 58.2 51,222 895.9 710.3
Mississippi 34,675 59.7 37,803 1,285.8 1,073.3
Missouri 68,985 57.7 71,851 1,163.0 916.7
Montana 11,175 53.2 11,684 1,040.6 795.9
Nebraska 24,345 63.6 18,615 945.9 773.5
Nevada 33,193 53.2 30,960 974.3 842.1
New Hampshire 12,077 47.9 14,515 1,040.3 749.7
New Jersey 102,893 58.7 81,490 879.9 683.6
New Mexico 21,614 53.1 23,655 1,119.3 901.4
New York 207,774 53.6 173,944 884.0 664.5
North Carolina 121,562 57.6 112,923 1,055.5 877.1
North Dakota 9,567 62.0 7,041 903.5 739.2
Ohio 128,231 57.3 138,209 1,175.6 917.2
Oklahoma 48,332 60.4 47,976 1,193.5 1,025.6
Oregon 39,493 47.3 44,598 1,051.8 811.3
Pennsylvania 130,252 53.3 147,181 1,134.6 818.2
Rhode Island 10,269 47.5 10,704 978.7 714.0
South Carolina 57,820 57.0 61,052 1,155.7 918.8
South Dakota 11,201 66.5 9,016 991.0 801.0
Tennessee 82,265 59.3 84,989 1,205.3 1,009.2
Texas 389,741 61.9 241,441 804.0 816.9
Utah 45,768 61.3 21,886 647.4 755.0
Vermont 5,316 44.3 6,971 1,077.30 757.6
Virginia 95,630 55.6 82,935 955.1 794.1
Washington 83,333 53.3 69,194 888.7 757.9
West Virginia 16,929 54.0 27,507 1,549.6 1,115.6
Wisconsin 60,049 54.2 60,590 1,028.2 791.5
Wyoming 6,049 55.4 5,905 1,015.7 826.8
Puerto Rico 19,112 31.1 35,111 1,089.8 650.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 868 46.8 731 693.5 531.2
Guam 2,518 76.9 1,235 730.4 965.6
American Samoa — — — — —
Northern Marianas 467 51.5 271 526.5 839.3
 – – – Data not available.

 

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

 

Death rate

In 2022, the age-adjusted death rate in the US was 833.6 deaths per 100,000 people. That is 13.8% higher than in 2012, a decade before.

  • Heart disease: 702,880
  • Cancer: 608,371
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries): 227,039
  • COVID-19: 186,552
  • Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 165,393
  • Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,382
  • Alzheimer’s disease: 120,122
  • Diabetes: 101,209
  • Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 57,937
  • Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 54,803

 

Men’s Health

 

Health status
  • Percent of men age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 14.7% (2023)

Alcohol use
  • Percent of men age 18 and older who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 30.9%

Physical activity
  • Percent of men age 18 and older who met the 2018 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity: 28.3%

Smoking
  • Percent of men age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 12.5% (2023)

Obesity
  • Percent of men age 20 and older with obesity: 41.6% (2017-March 2020)

Hypertension
  • Percent of men age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 51.9% (2017-March 2020)

Health insurance coverage
  • Percent of males younger than age 65 without health insurance coverage: 10.4%

Mortality
  • Number of deaths (all ages): 1,719,250
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 1,040.2

Leading causes of death
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Accidents (unintentional injuries)

 

Women’s Health

 

Health status
  • Percent of women age 18 and older in fair or poor health: 15.6% (2023)

Alcohol use
  • Percent of women age 18 and older who had four or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: 19.8%

Physical activity
  • Percent of women age 18 and older who met the 2018 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity: 20.4%

Smoking
  • Percent of women age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 9.2% (2023)

Obesity
  • Percent of women age 20 and older with obesity: 42.1% (2017-March 2020)

Hypertension
  • Percent of women age 20 and older with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication): 46.9% (2017-March 2020)

Health insurance coverage
  • Percent of females younger than age 65 without health insurance coverage: 7.7%

Mortality
  • Number of deaths (all ages): 1,560,607
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 928.9

Leading causes of death
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)

 

Older Adult Health

 

Fair or poor health
  • Percent of non-institutionalized persons age 65 and older in fair or poor health: 24.3% (2023)

Difficulty with self care
  • Percent of non-institutionalized persons age 65 and older who had any difficulty with self care: 9.0% (2023)

Obesity
  • Percent of non-institutionalized persons with obesity (August 2021-August 2023)
    • Men ages 60 and older: 38.0%
    • Women ages 60 and older: 39.6%

Hypertension
  • Percent of non-institutionalized persons with hypertension (measured high blood pressure or taking high blood pressure medication) (2017-March 2020)
    • Men ages 65–74: 71.8%
    • Men age 75 and older: 83.2%
    • Women ages 65–74: 73.7%
    • Women age 75 and older: 84.1%

Life expectancy at 65 years
  • Both sexes: 18.9 years
  • Men: 17.5 years
  • Women: 20.2 years

Mortality
  • Number of deaths of persons age 65 and older: 2,426,775
  • Deaths per 100,000 population:
    • 65–74: 1,978.7
    • 75–84: 4,708.2
    • 85 and older: 14,389.6

Leading causes of death among persons ages 65 and older
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • COVID-19

 

All Injuries

 

Morbidity

  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who had an activity-limiting injury in the past 3 months: 5.9%

Physician office visits

  • Number of visits to physician offices for injuries: 57.5 million (includes visits for adverse effects of medical treatment)

Emergency departments visits

  • Number of emergency department visits for injuries: 40.0 million (includes visits for injury, poisoning, adverse effects of medical treatment)

Mortality

All injury deaths

  • Number of deaths: 307,785
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 92.3

All poisoning deaths

  • Number of deaths: 112,728
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 33.8

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

  • Number of deaths: 44,534
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 13.4

All firearm deaths

  • Number of deaths: 48,204
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.5

Mortality: Drug overdose/drug poisoning deaths

  • Number of deaths: 107,941
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 32.4
  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving any Opioid: 81,806
  • Drug overdose deaths involving any Opioid per 100,000 population: 24.5
  • Number of drug overdose deaths involving heroin: 5,871
  • Drug overdose deaths involving heroin per 100,000 population: 1.8

 

Suicide and Self-Harm Injury

 

Emergency department visits

  • Number of emergency department visits for self-harm injury: 660,000

Mortality

All suicides

  • Number of deaths: 49,476
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 14.8
  • Cause of death rank: 11

Firearm suicides

  • Number of deaths: 27,032
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 8.1

Suffocation suicides

  • Number of deaths: 12,247
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 3.7

Poisoning suicides

  • Number of deaths: 6,150
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.8

 

Sleep Health

 

Adults

  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who get sufficient sleep: 72.3% (2020)

 

Diet/Nutrition

 

Dietary intake for adults age 20 and older

  • Mean carbohydrate intake for men (% of kilocalories): 45.9%
  • Mean carbohydrate intake for women (% of kilocalories): 47.4%
  • Mean protein intake for men (% of kilocalories): 16.0%
  • Mean protein intake for women (% of kilocalories): 15.7%
  • Mean total fat intake for men (% of kilocalories): 35.6%
  • Mean total fat intake for women (% of kilocalories): 36.1%

 

Obesity and Overweight

 

Adults

  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with obesity: 40.3%
  • Percent of adults age 20 and older with overweight, including obesity: 73.6% (2017-2018)

Children and adolescents

  • Percent of adolescents ages 12–19 years with obesity: 22.2% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 6–11 years with obesity: 20.7% (2017-March 2020)
  • Percent of children ages 2–5 years with obesity: 12.7% (2017-March 2020)

 

Body Measurements

 

Average height, weight, and waist circumference for adults ages 20 and older

Men:

  • Height in inches: 69.0
  • Weight in pounds: 199.8
  • Waist circumference in inches: 40.5

Women:

  • Height in inches: 63.5
  • Weight in pounds: 170.8
  • Waist circumference in inches: 38.7

 

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