LESSON 4.3

Children’s Health in the U.S. – Part 2

Healthy People (HP) 2020: Children’s Health Priorities

Group Current Rate Goal Percent Improvement
Fetus 3.2/1000 live births 5.6/1000 live births 10%
Infants 6.7/1000 live births 6.0/1000 live births 10%
Children ages 1-4 years 29.5/100,000 deaths/population 26.5/100,000 deaths/population 10%
Children ages 5-9 years 13.8/100,000 deaths/population 12.4/100,000 deaths/population 10%

 

Adolescent and Young Adult Mortality

Group Current Rate Goal Percent Improvement
Ages 10-14 years 16.5/100,000 deaths/population 14.8/100,000 deaths population 10%
Ages 15-19 years 60.3/100,000 deaths/population 54.3/100,000 deaths/population 10%
Ages 20-24 years 98.1/100,000 deaths/population 88.3/100,000 deaths/population 10%

 

 

Healthy People 2020 health priorities are listed on this table with a goal of reducing mortality rates in these groups by 10% by 2020.