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A Report Card on American's Health         

For more information see National Center for Health Statistics, Monitoring the Nation's Health, or, Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, Number 222(160 pages PDF)

18.2 Million
 Diabetes
 American Diabetes Association, 2002
23 Million
 Diagnosed Heart Disease
 National Center for Health Statistics - Center for Disease Control
(NCHS-CDC) 2004 Update (2001 Data)
20% of the U.S.
 High Blood Pressure
 National Center for Health Statistics - Center for Disease Control
(NCHS-CDC) 2004 Update (2001 Data)
65% of the U.S.
 Overweight 30 pounds or more

20.3 Million
 Asthma
 NCHS-CDC Report: "Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Usage,
and Mortality, 2000-2001"
19 Million
 Anxiety Disorders
 National Institute of Mental Health, 2002
13-14 Million
 Cases of Depression each year,
where "depression" is described as
causing an average of 30 days of
missed work or more per year.
 Harvard Medical Report, appearing in JAMA June 2003
42.7 Million
Non-institutionalized
Individuals
 Arthritis
National Center for Health Statistics - Center for Disease Control
(NCHS-CDC) 2004 Update (2001 Data)
American Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
40,000
 Die on the Freeway/year

43 Million
 Uninsured
 ABC News July 2004 Special Report





















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