Women’s Health Statistics: Physical Conditions

Women’s health statistics are printed every single year. This is done to help evaluate the overall condition of the female race to help reach future health improvement goals.

Women’s Health Statistics

New research and developments are made every single day concerning women’s health and statistics. Please read this introductory article to learn more about the health conditions of women today.

Keep in mind when you read this that the information may not necessarily be for the current year, but rather is an annual estimate for as late as 2010. Furthermore, you will see that not all statistics are from one specific country.

Here are some facts pertaining to women’s health today:

  • It is reported that heart disease is the number one killer of American women today.
  • Each year a total of 240,000 women die of heart disease. This is five times the number of women who die of breast cancer.
  • In 2008, it was estimated that 14% of U.S. women 18 years of age or older were in fair to poor health.
  • As of 2007, the three leading causes of death for women in the United States were heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
  • In 2006, just over 12% of women were estimated to have smoked during pregnancy. This is an action known to increase risk of birth defects.
  • It is reported that about 35% of women between 2005 and 2006 were obese (had a BMI of 30 or higher).
  • Women (and men as well) generally have higher obesity rates as they age.
  • Studies show that women’s health improves if she is involved in regular exercise.
  • In 2006, women and adolescent girls accounted for 26% percent of AIDS cases. This is still the leading cause of death in African-American women ages 25 to 34 years.
  • Condom use among unmarried females rose to 31% between 1995 and 2002.  The goal for 2010 was to make sure over half of individuals did so. However, a shocking number of women still have unprotected sex.
  • In the UK breast cancer had hit over 31% of women. (This is according to a 2009 report using data from years 2001 to 2005.)
  • It is estimated that by 2010 about 81% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed in women over 50 years old (UK stats).

This is only a very short list of women’s health statistics. It barely covers what is plaguing women today.