Life expectancy at birth SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 1. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.

Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 2. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.

Death rates for all ages NOTES: Rates are age-adjusted. Cause of death is coded according to ICD–10. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 3. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.

Motor vehicle-related death rates NOTE: Cause of death is coded according to ICD–10. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 4. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.

Teenage childbearing SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 5. Data from the National Vital Statistics System.

Lifetime heart disease prevalence SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 6. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Disability measures: Basic actions difficulty and complex activity limitation SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 7. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Current cigarette smoking SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 8. Data from the National Health Interview Survey and the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure for adults with hypertension NOTE: Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a measured systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mm Hg or a measured diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg among those with measured high blood pressure or who reported taking antihypertensive medication. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 9. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Obesity among children and adolescents NOTE: Obesity is body mass index (BMI) at or above the sex- and age-specific 95th percentile BMI cutoff points from the 2000 CDC Growth Charts. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 10. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Overweight and obesity among adults NOTE: Overweight but not obese is body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30; grade 1 obesity is BMI greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35; grade 2 obesity is BMI greater than or equal to 35 but less than 40; grade 3 obesity is BMI greater than or equal to 40. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 11. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 12. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Colorectal tests or procedures NOTE: The colonoscopy estimate for Asian adults in 2000 has a relative standard error of 20%–30%. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 13. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Health insurance coverage among adults aged 18–64 NOTE: The Medicaid category includes the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 14. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Health insurance coverage among adults aged 19–25 NOTE: The Medicaid category includes the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 15. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Use of three or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 16. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Visits to primary care generalist and specialty care physicians, 2010 SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 17. Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care or prescription drugs SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 18. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Personal health care expenditures, by source of funds SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 19. Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditure Accounts.

Emergency department visits in the past 12 months SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 20. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

One or more emergency department visits in the past 12 months SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 21. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Triage of emergency department visits, average annual, 2009–2010 SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 22. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Patient’s primary reason for emergency department visit, average annual, 2009–2010 SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 23. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Diagnosed injury-related emergency department visits, average annual, 2008–2010 *Relative standard error of 20%–30%. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 24. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Mean wait time to see a physician in an emergency department, average annual, 2008–2010 SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 25. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Emergency department visits with x-rays or advanced imaging scans NOTE: CT is computed tomography; MRI is magnetic resonance imaging. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 26. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Discharge status of emergency department visits, average annual, 2009–2010 NOTE: A small percentage of visits result in death. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 27. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Drugs prescribed at discharge from the emergency department, average annual, 2009– 2010 SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 28. Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, Emergency Department Component.

Emergency department expenditures NOTE: Expenditure data for 2000 were adjusted to 2010 dollars by the gross domestic product (GDP) implicit price deflator. SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, Health, United States, 2012, Figure 29. Data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.