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At-a-Glance Table 2018
The At-a-Glance table provides a snapshot of key health indicators from Health, United States, 2018. These key health indicators cover the areas of mortality, morbidity, health risk factors, health care utilization and access, health care resources, and health care expenditures. Additional years of data are available by clicking on the corresponding Health, United States, 2018 table number in the At-a-Glance table. Data on additional health indicators from Health, United States, 2018 are available for download at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2018.htm.
| 2018 At-a-Glance Table | ||||
| Health, United States, 2018 Table |
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| Life Expectancy and Mortality | ||||
| Life expectancy, in years | Table 4 | |||
| At birth | 76.8 (2000) | 78.7 (2016) | 78.6 (2017) | |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | Table 3 | |||
| All infants | 6.9 (2000) | 5.9 (2016) | 5.8 (2017) | |
| Deaths per 100,000 population1, age adjusted | Table 5 | |||
| All causes | 869.0 (2000) | 728.8 (2016) | 731.9 (2017) | |
| Heart disease | 257.6 (2000) | 165.5 (2016) | 165.0 (2017) | |
| Cancer | 199.6 (2000) | 155.8 (2016) | 152.5 (2017) | |
| Unintentional injuries | 34.9 (2000) | 47.4 (2016) | 49.4 (2017) | |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 44.2 (2000) | 40.6 (2016) | 40.9 (2017) | |
| Stroke | 60.9 (2000) | 37.3 (2016) | 37.6 (2017) | |
| Alzheimer’s disease | 18.1 (2000) | 30.3 (2016) | 31.0 (2017) | |
| Diabetes | 25.0 (2000) | 21.0 (2016) | 21.5 (2017) | |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 23.7 (2000) | 13.5 (2016) | 14.3 (2017) | |
| Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis | 13.5 (2000) | 13.1 (2016) | 13.0 (2017) | |
| Suicide | 10.4 (2000) | 13.5 (2016) | 14.0 (2017) | |
| Morbidity and Risk Factors | ||||
| Fair or poor health, percent | Table 16 | |||
| All ages (years) | 8.9 (2000) | 9.9 (2016) | 10.0 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 26.9 (2000) | 21.6 (2016) | 21.7 (2017) | |
| Heart disease (ever told), percent | Table 13 | |||
| 18 and over | 10.9 (1999–2000) | 11.6 (2014–2015) | 11.5 (2016–2017) | |
| 65 and over | 29.6 (1999–2000) | 29.2 (2014–2015) | 28.1 (2016–2017) | |
| Cancer (ever told), percent | Table 13 | |||
| 18 and over | 4.9 (1999–2000) | 6.5 (2014–2015) | 7.1 (2016–2017) | |
| 65 and over | 15.2 (1999–2000) | 18.4 (2014–2015) | 19.3 (2016–2017) | |
| Diabetes2, percent | Table 14 | |||
| 20 and over | 10.8 (1999–2002) | 12.6 (2009–2012) | 13.9 (2013–2016) | |
| Hypertension3, percent | Table 22 | |||
| 20 and over | 30.2 (1999–2002) | 32.2 (2009–2012) | 33.4 (2013–2016) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia4, percent | Table 23 | |||
| 20 and over | 25.0 (1999–2002) | 29.5 (2009–2012) | 29.4 (2013–2016) | |
| Obesity, percent | Table 26 and Table 27 | |||
| Obesity5, 20 and over | 30.5 (1999–2002) | 35.5 (2009–2012) | 38.9 (2013–2016) | |
| Obesity (BMI at or above sex- and age-specific, 95th percentile): | ||||
| 2–5 years | 10.3 (1999–2002) | 10.2 (2009–2012) | 11.6 (2013–2016) | |
| 6–11 years | 15.9 (1999–2002) | 17.9 (2009–2012) | 17.9 (2013–2016) | |
| 12–19 years | 16.0 (1999–2002) | 19.4 (2009–2012) | 20.6 (2013–2016) | |
| Cigarette smoking, percent | Table 17 | |||
| 18 and over | 23.2 (2000) | 15.5 (2016) | 14.0 (2017) | |
| Aerobic activity and muscle strengthening6, met both guidelines, percent | Table 25 | |||
| 18 and over | 15.1 (2000) | 21.9 (2016) | 23.5 (2017) | |
| Health Care Utilization | ||||
| No health care visit in past 12 months, percent | Table 30 | |||
| Under 18 | 12.3 (2000) | 8.3 (2016) | 7.4 (2017) | |
| 18–44 | 23.4 (2000) | 22.0 (2016) | 21.5 (2017) | |
| 45–64 | 14.9 (2000) | 12.8 (2016) | 12.7 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 7.4 (2000) | 6.4 (2016) | 5.6 (2017) | |
| Emergency room visit in past 12 months, percent | Table 35 and Table 36 | |||
| Under 18 | 20.3 (2000) | 17.5 (2016) | 16.9 (2017) | |
| 18–44 | 20.5 (2000) | 18.8 (2016) | 17.9 (2017) | |
| 45–64 | 17.6 (2000) | 18.1 (2016) | 17.8 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 23.7 (2000) | 23.3 (2016) | 22.1 (2017) | |
| Dental visit in past year, percent | Table 37 | |||
| 2–17 years | 74.1 (2000) | 84.6 (2016) | 84.9 (2017) | |
| 18–64 | 65.1 (2000) | 64.4 (2016) | 64.0 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 56.6 (2000) | 64.3 (2016) | 65.6 (2017) | |
| Prescription drug in past 30 days, percent | Table 38 | |||
| Under 18 years | 23.8 (1999–2002) | 23.5 (2009–2012) | 20.2 (2013–2016) | |
| 18–44 | 35.9 (1999–2002) | 38.1 (2009–2012) | 35.9 (2013–2016) | |
| 45–64 | 64.1 (1999–2002) | 67.2 (2009–2012) | 68.5 (2013–2016) | |
| 65 and over | 84.7 (1999–2002) | 89.9 (2009–2012) | 89.1 (2013–2016) | |
| Hospitalization in past year, percent | Table 39 | |||
| 18–44 | 7.0 (2000) | 5.6 (2016) | 5.8 (2017) | |
| 45–64 | 8.4 (2000) | 7.6 (2016) | 7.9 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 18.2 (2000) | 15.3 (2016) | 15.3 (2017) | |
| Health Insurance and Access to Care | ||||
| Uninsured, percent | Table 47 | |||
| Under 65 | 17.0 (2000) | 10.3 (2016) | 10.7 (2017) | |
| Under 18 | 12.6 (2000) | 5.2 (2016) | 5.0 (2017) | |
| 18–44 | 22.4 (2000) | 14.8 (2016) | 15.4 (2017) | |
| 45–64 | 12.6 (2000) | 8.8 (2016) | 9.3 (2017) | |
| Delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care in past 12 months due to cost, percent | Table 29 | |||
| Under 18 years | 4.6 (2000) | 2.4 (2016) | 2.6 (2017) | |
| 18–44 | 9.5 (2000) | 9.2 (2016) | 9.4 (2017) | |
| 45–64 | 8.8 (2000) | 10.5 (2016) | 10.8 (2017) | |
| 65 and over | 4.5 (2000) | 3.8 (2016) | 4.4 (2017) | |
| Health Care Resources | ||||
| Community hospital beds per 1,000 population7 | Table 41 | |||
| United States | 2.9 (2000) | 2.4 (2015) | 2.4 (2016) | |
| Highest state | 6.0 (2000) (ND) |
5.3 (2015) (DC) |
5.1 (2016) (DC) |
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| Lowest state | 1.9 (2000) (NM, NV, OR, UT, WA) |
1.7 (2015) (OR, WA) |
1.6 (2016) (OR) |
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| Health Care Expenditures | ||||
| Personal health care expenditures, in dollars | Table 44 | |||
| Total, in trillions | $1.2 (2000) | $2.9 (2016) | $3.0 (2017) | |
| Per capita | $4,119 (2000) | $8,833 (2016) | $9,106 (2017) | |
1Causes are ordered by the number of deaths in 2017.
2Includes physician-diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes (fasting plasma glucose of at least 126 mg/dL or a hemoglobin A1c of at least 6.5%).
3Having measured high blood pressure (systolic pressure of at least 140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure of at least 90 mm Hg) or respondent report of taking antihypertensive medication.
4Having high serum total cholesterol of 240 mg/dL or greater or respondent report of taking cholesterol-lowering medication.
5Obesity is a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0 for adults. Height and weight are measured rather than self reported.
6Federal guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity a week, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous-intensity activity and muscle-strengthening activities at least twice a week.
7Copyright 2017. Used with permission of Health Forum LLC, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
NOTES: Some estimates in this table are taken from the spreadsheet version of the cited tables. Data for additional years are available in the spreadsheet versions. For more information, see the Health, United States website: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/index.htm.