• Number of births: 517,889
• Births per 1,000 women aged 15-44: 57.4

Source: Births: Final Data for 2021 [PDF – 1 MB]

• Percent of adults aged 18 and over in fair or poor health: 18.3% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Percent of children under age 18 in fair or poor health: 3.0% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Percent of adults aged 18 and over who currently smoke cigarettes: 11.7% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Percent of men aged 20 and over with obesity: 38.7% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women aged 20 and over with obesity: 55.9% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 26 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of men aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 56.8% (2015-2018)
• Percent of women aged 20 and over with hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihypertensive medication): 57.6% (2015-2018)

Source: Health, United States, 2019, Table 22 [PDF – 9.8 MB]

• Percent of adults aged 18–64 without health insurance coverage: 13.6% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Percent of children under age 18 without health insurance coverage: 3.5% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Number of deaths: 449,764
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 1,074.5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER

• Heart disease
• Cancer
• COVID-19

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality data (2021) via CDC WONDER

• Infant deaths per 1,000 live births: 10.38

Source: Infant Mortality in the United States, 2020: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File [PDF – 1 MB]

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