Do you have a question about vital and health statistics of the United States? We may have the answer.
The National Center for Health Statistics is charged with producing and disseminating information on the nation’s health. To quote out Director, Dr. Ed Sondik:
As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, we compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. We are a unique public resource for health information–-a critical element of public health and health policy.
We provide this service to the media, other government agencies, business, academia, and private citizens.
If you have a question, you can contact us at the National Center for Health Statistics press office, 301.458.4800, you can email us at paoquery^at^cdc^dot^gov or you can leave an inquiry on this page. We are also open to any feedback concerning this blog site or the NCHS Press Room at www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/.
June 20, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Thank you for your question.
I want to preface this by saying that the National Center for Health Statistics is a Federal Statistical Agency and as such we cannot give advice on diet, exercise, etc.
One of the other agencies within our parent organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has a lot of resources on its website.
October 16, 2007 at 3:38 am
I would like to find out the statistical information in the length of operative time for any hip surgery. Thank you.
October 16, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Thank you for your question.
We compile data on the number of hip replacement that took place, but we have no information on the length of time it took for a physican to do hip surgery. The National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery will begin publishing this data in early 2008.
December 6, 2007 at 6:38 pm
in the 1900 why was t.b, flu, pneuminia leading cause of death
March 19, 2008 at 4:17 pm
During that time there was a serious Influenza breakout in the country.
August 8, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I’m looking to find or build a chart that shows the rate of heart disease in the United States as far back as data can be found. Where could a person find information about historical causes of death in any population (county, city, state, federal), from 1800 to present?
September 16, 2008 at 10:20 am
Is the rate of snake bites increasing and why?
September 29, 2008 at 1:13 am
i would like to know, what is the percentage rate of single mother in the united states?
September 29, 2008 at 1:17 am
i would also like to know if a graph or chart that can shows the percentage rate.
September 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Todd,
Thank you for your question. Please see the following page: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/births.htm.
September 29, 2008 at 11:16 pm
I understand that 38,000 Americans are snake-bitten each year, and about 8,000 are by poisonous snakes, with 3,000 being “illegitimate” bites (people handling/catching).
Of the 5-8 people who die each year, how many are bitten by non-native species?
Of the 5-8 people who die each year, how many are bitten by pet snakes?
October 1, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Brenda and Rick,
At NCHS, we track mortality from snake bites, but items such as “pet” or “non-native” are not part of ICD-10 codes (cause-of-death codes). For more injury-related information, check out the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/. Where did you acquire your data, Rick?
November 13, 2008 at 2:37 am
Hello,
I’ve got a question:
I am looking for historical data on the number of myocardial infarction (i.e. Heart Attacks) per year in the US.
If you know the number of PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) that are performed in those people, that’s even better.
I appreciate your help and look forward to hearing back,
Rafael
November 13, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Rafael,
We would either have this data by cause of death or hospital visits. We would also need to know how far back you want to look. You can always contact our pressroom for more immediate answers.
December 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I would like to know how many pacemakers are implanted in the United States each year and for what reasons, ie. sinus node dysfunction, heart block? Also how many ICD’s are implanted each year in the United States?
February 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm
what percentage of separations end in divorce?
February 4, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Unfortunately, we only keep raw counts of actual divorces from the states that track them. Check out the FastStats on our website: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs.
February 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I am looking for information about multiple births since 2005, specifically … the number of twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc. born in 2006. The most recent information I can find is from 2005 and that was released in December 2007.
February 11, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Check out our latest births report from 2006–see the list of detailed tables for data on multiple births. Click here for the report.
February 11, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hi James,
Please contact our press line with this request if you are still interested in the information. This is a complicated question. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/.