Data & Stats

How many physician office visits resulted in a cholesterol measure being ordered or provided by the physician

NCHS Data Brief No. 278, April 2017 PDF Versionpdf icon (348 KB) Ryne Paulose-Ram, Ph.D., Qiuping Gu, M.D., Ph.D., and Brian Kit, M.D., M.P.H. Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey In…

Source: National Center for Health Statistics

Data for the United States on Osteoporosis

The American Alaskan and American Indian populations had the largest decline of life expectancy in 2020. To learn more about this topic, visit FastStats

69.3% of nursing homes are for-profit ownership

Data for the United States on Diet/Nutrition

Data for the United States on Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population

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NCHS Data Brief No. 240, April 2016 Marie E. Thoma, Ph.D., Casey E. Copen, Ph.D., and Sharon E. Kirmeyer, Ph.D.   Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System Nearly 29.0% of U.S. mothers who had a second or…

The 2014 public use fetal death data file has been updated to include cause of fetal death. No change has been made to other data items. A new 2014 Fetal Death Public Use Record Layout including the cause of fetal death items can now be…

NCHS Data Brief No. 255, July 2016 PDF Versionpdf icon (171 KB) Yahtyng Sheu, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Holly Hedegaard, M.D., M.S.P.H. Key findings Data from the National Health Interview Survey From 2005–2008 to 2011–2014, the…

NCHS Data Brief No. 284, August 2017 PDF Versionpdf icon (495 KB) Kimberly Daniels, Ph.D., and Joyce C. Abma, Ph.D. Key findings Data from the National Survey of Family Growth In 2011–2015, 81.7% of unmarried men who had…

NCHS Data Brief No. 285, September 2017 PDF Versionpdf icon (733 KB) Danielle M. Ely, Ph.D., Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., and T.J. Mathews, M.S. Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System Infant mortality…

Data for the United States on Women's Health