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Population Estimate and Projections and 3 others
National Center for Health Statistics and 3 others
In 2023, dental care was the most frequently skipped form of medical care, with 19% of American adults forgoing treatment.
In 2022, heart disease, cancer, and accidents were the leading causes of death. Out of the nearly 3.3 million deaths in 2022, over 1.5 million, or 47%, were due to one of these three causes.
About 58.7 million adults had a mental illness in 2023. That’s the equivalent of 22.8% of the adult population of the U.S, or 2 in 9 adults.
National spending on personal healthcare has increased 1,629% since 1980 — that’s more than $3 trillion — nearly seven times faster than inflation.