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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “Health, United States, 2010,” the 34th annual report prepared by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics is now available at www.cdc.gov/nchs. The report includes a compilation of health data from state and federal health agencies as well as an in-depth feature section on death and dying.
A special abridged edition, “Health, United States, 2010: In Brief,” is
provided as a companion to the full report which are both available in
print and online.
Highlights include:
* The percentage of adults 45 years and older who use statin,
cholesterol-lowering drugs increased from 2 percent in 1988-1994 to 25
percent in 2005-2008. Half of men aged 65-74 had taken a statin drug in
2005-2008 compared with over one-third of women in the same age group.
* Between 1997 and 2009, among adults 18-64 years of age, the
percentage who reported not receiving, or delaying, needed medical care
in the past 12 months due to cost increased from 11 percent to 15
percent; the percentage not receiving needed prescription drugs due to
cost rose from 6 percent to 11 percent; and the percentage not receiving
needed dental care due to cost grew from 11 percent to 17 percent.
* One-quarter of deaths occurred at home in 2007 – more than in
previous years. This shift in place of death occurred both for people
who were under age 65 when they died as well as those who were 65 and
over. In 2007, most deaths still occurred in facilities such as
hospitals (36 percent) and nursing homes (22 percent)
The complete publications are available at www.cdc.gov/nchs.
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