QuickStats: Percentage of Births in Which Women Received Prenatal Care in the...
For births in the United States in 2024, a total of 75.5% were among women who received prenatal care beginning in the first trimester of the pregnancy. Rates ranged from 65.2% in Florida to 87.8% in...
View ArticleProvisional Data: U.S. Death Rate Fell to a Record Low in 2025
NCHS has released a new report—”Mortality in the United States: Provisional Data, 2025” that provides early estimates of deaths that occurred in the United States last year. According to the report, an...
View ArticleQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, by State — United...
In 2024, the U.S. colorectal cancer death rate was 12.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population. Rates were generally lower in the Northeast and higher in the South. Colorectal cancer death rates were...
View ArticleNew Report on Parkinson Disease Deaths
The National Center for Health Statistics has published a new report on Parkinson disease mortality. The report, based on 2024 data, analyzes deaths from Parkinson disease among adults ages 65 and...
View ArticleCDC “Stats of the States” — 2024 State Data Update
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics updated its “Stats of the States” pages with the final 2024 state-level data on selected vital statistics topics, including— General fertility rates...
View ArticleNew Data on How Americans Sleep
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published two new reports about sleep for adults in the United States. One report looks at use of sleep aids. The other report looks at how many...
View ArticleMost Common Drugs in U.S. Overdose Deaths: 2017–2023
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released a new report titled “Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017–2023.” This report provides a detailed...
View ArticleNCHS Releases Final 2024 Maternal Mortality Data
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report, titled “Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2024,” showing that the 2024 maternal mortality rate was not significantly...
View ArticleNCHS Releases Updates to Obesity Estimates
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released two reports detailing the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity over time among U.S. adults and children. These reports use...
View ArticleNew Reports on ADHD and Opioid Use Disorder in Health Center Visits
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released two new reports on health center visits for adults in the United States with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and opioid use...
View ArticleExplore the New NCHS Dashboard for Death Data in Puerto Rico
NCHS has launched a new data visualization dashboard that provides insights into the leading causes of death (mortality) in Puerto Rico from 2020 to 2023. This launch coincides with the addition of new...
View ArticleLife Expectancy Increased in Most States in 2022
The National Center for Health Statistics recently released its report titled “U.S. State Life Tables, 2022,” providing life expectancy data across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A data...
View ArticleComparing Parent and Teen Reports on Healthcare Use
Routine healthcare visits play a crucial role in the lives of adolescents aged 12 to 17. These visits not only help identify health issues but also support teens as they transition into adult...
View ArticleSuicide Rates Largely Unchanged in 2023, but Still High
A new NCHS report, “Changes in Suicide Rates in the United States From 2022 to 2023,” sheds light on the trends surrounding suicide rates over the past two decades. This report tracks the statistics...
View ArticleNCHS Provisional Report on U.S. Mortality for 2024
NCHS has just released a new report titled “Mortality in the United States: Provisional Data, 2024.” This report offers an early snapshot of death rates across the country, breaking down the data by...
View ArticleQuickStats: Mental Health Treatment Trends Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by...
From 2019 to 2023, the percentage of adults who had received any mental health treatment during the past 12 months increased from 19.2% to 23.9%. This pattern was similar among adults aged 18–44 and...
View ArticleNew Reports Confirm U.S. Life Expectancy Increased while Drug Overdose Deaths...
U.S. life expectancy increased in 2023, reaching its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to final mortality data released today. The data are featured in two new reports from CDC’s...
View ArticleQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Diagnosed...
In 2023, the age-adjusted percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was 3.8%. The prevalence of COPD among adults increased as urbanization level...
View ArticleNCHS Recognizes National Rural Health Day
Each year, we celebrate National Rural Health Day on the third Thursday of November. One in five people in the United States live in rural areas. Many of these residents face unique challenges that can...
View ArticleQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were in Families Having...
In 2023, the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years who were in families having problems paying medical bills in the past 12 months was higher among those with disabilities (21.2%) compared with those...
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