Women's health in the U.S.

Statistics report about women's health in the United States

Women's health in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about women's health in the United States. It contains chapters on cancer, mental health, prevention measures, health insurance, and more.

Table of contents

General health

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  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy of women in the United States 2011-2021
  • Premium Statistic Life Expectancy - Women at the age of 65 years in the U.S. 2001-2021
  • Premium Statistic Leading causes of death among women in the United States 2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who rated their health as fair or poor in 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2022, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. females who reported their health as fair or poor 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who had an ongoing health issue 2022, by age

Diseases and risk factors

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  • Premium Statistic Heart disease female death rates in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Premium Statistic Cerebrovascular diseases female death rates in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of HIV diagnoses among U.S. women in 2021, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Rates of diabetes among women in the U.S. in 2021, by state and territory
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. women who were current smokers in 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Share of women who used select illicit drugs in the past year in the U.S. in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Drug overdose female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2021

Cancer

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  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. female cancer survivors as of 2022, by site
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. female cancer survivors as of 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer cases among women 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic Deaths by breast cancer in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Rate of corpus uteri cancer deaths in U.S. 1999-2020
  • Basic Statistic Rate of cervix uteri cancer deaths in U.S. 1999-2020
  • Basic Statistic Rate of ovary cancer deaths in U.S. 1999-2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths due to ovary cancer in U.S. 1999-2020

Prevention

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  • Premium Statistic Types of preventive services women had to forgo in the U.S. as of 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. women aged 50 to 74 who had a mammogram from 1987-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of older U.S. women with a flu shot in the past year as of 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. women who used contraception within the past 12 months in 2017-2022
  • Basic Statistic Methods of contraception used by U.S. women as of 2022

Mental health

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  • Basic Statistic Mental illness among U.S. women 2008-2022
  • Basic Statistic Any or serious mental illness in the past year among U.S. women 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. women 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Suicidal thoughts among U.S. women 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Female suicide death rates in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic Female suicide rate in the U.S. from 2001 to 2021, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Mental health treatment or counseling among U.S. women 2002-2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of reasons women in U.S. could not access mental health services in 2022

Health insurance

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  • Premium Statistic Women reporting select types of health insurance coverage in the U.S. 2018-2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults without health insurance by gender 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Uninsured U.S. adult women in 2022 by age

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. mothers: medical or health characteristics of birth 2021
  • Basic Statistic Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. from 2018 to 2021, by race/ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Leading surgical cosmetic procedures among women in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Total women's health funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2024

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