John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
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Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
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Number of liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
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Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2023
U.S. spending on tobacco control and health costs versus tobacco revenues 2024
Tobacco-related revenues, tobacco prevention spending, and tobacco health costs in the United States in fiscal year 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Increased health risks through smoking in the U.S. 2014
Increased chance of health problems as a result of smoking in the United States as of 2014
Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking among adults 30 years and older in the U.S. in 2014, by cancer type
Prevalence of COPD among U.S. adults in 2011 and 2021, by smoking status
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by smoking status
Number of adult smokers in the United States 1965-2021
Number of current adult smokers in the United States from 1965 to 2021* (in millions)
Percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers 1965-2019
Percentage of cigarette smokers in the U.S. between 1965 and 2019
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who smoke as of 2022, by state
Percentage of adults who smoke in the United States as of 2022, by state
Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2022
Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2022 (in gallons of ethanol)
Alcohol use in persons aged 12 or older in the U.S. by age 2022
Current, binge, and heavy alcohol use in the United States in 2022, by age group*
Binge alcohol use in persons aged 18-25 years in the U.S. by gender 2002-2022
Binge alcohol use in the past month among persons aged 18-25 years in the U.S. from 2002 to 2022, by gender
Past-month alcohol use among U.S. persons aged 12 or older by race/ethnicity 2022
Current, binge, and heavy alcohol use in the past month in the United States in 2022, by race/ethnicity*
Heavy alcohol use among U.S. college students as of fall 2023
Percentage of U.S. college students that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or 4 or more (females) in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2023*
U.S. binge drinking among adults by state 2022
Binge drinking prevalence among adults in the United States as of 2022, by state*
Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019
Number of alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019
Number of liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
Number of liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
Average rate of cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
Average liver cirrhosis death rate in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type (per 100,000 population)
Population share with overweight in the United States 2014-2029
Population share with overweight in the United States from 2014 to 2029
Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2023
Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 18 and over in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023
U.S. adult obesity prevalence in 2022, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults who were obese in 2022, by gender
Adult obesity rates in the U.S. by race/ethnicity 2022
Obesity rates for adults in the United States in 2022, by race/ethnicity
Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2023
Percentage of adults with obesity in the United States as of 2023, by state
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. 2000-2022
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 and over in the U.S. from 2000 to 2022
Deaths from diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2022
Deaths from diabetes mellitus in the U.S. from 1950 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by cancer type
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2017-2021, by state
Rate of new obesity-associated cancers in the United States from 2017 to 2021, by state (per 100,000 people)
Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis in U.S. adults in 2019-2021, by weight
Prevalence of doctor-diagnosed arthritis among U.S. adults in 2019-2021, by weight status
Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2022, by drug type
Number of people in the U.S. who used selected illicit drugs in the past year as of 2022 (in 1,000)
Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2022, by drug type
Number of people in the U.S. who used selected illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2022, by drug type (in thousands)
Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used heroin in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used cocaine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022, by gender
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender
Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2022, by state
Drug overdose death rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 population)
Deaths from drug overdose in the U.S. 2020-2022, by drug
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by drug
U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
Death rate due to opioid overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Methods of contraception used by U.S. women as of 2022
Percentage of reproductive-aged U.S. women who used select methods of contraception within the past 12 months as of 2022
Birth control methods used by U.S. college students as of fall 2023
Percentage of U.S. college students that used select methods of birth control as of fall 2023*
U.S. high school students condom usage 2021, by sex
Share of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse in the United States in 2021, by sex
Share of U.S. teenagers who had an HPV vaccination 2023, by gender
Percentage of adolescents in the U.S. aged 13 to 17 years who had received a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination as of 2023, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever received an HIV test as of 2022, by state
Share of adults in the United States who ever received an HIV test as of 2022, by state
Number of HIV diagnoses in the U.S. 2018-2022, by sex
Estimated number of HIV diagnoses in the U.S. from 2018 to 2022, by sex and age*
Syphilis rate in the United States from 1950 to 2022
Rates of reported syphilis cases in the United States from 1950 to 2022* (per 100,000 population)
Number of reported gonorrhea cases in the United States 1950-2022
Number of reported gonorrhea cases in the United States from 1950 to 2022
Share of U.S. employees who were stressed a lot of the day yesterday 2008-2023
Percentage of employees in the United States who experienced stress a lot of the day yesterday from 2008 to 2023
Most stressed states in the U.S. as of 2024
Most stressed states in the United States as of 2024
Least stressed states in the U.S. as of 2024
Least stressed states in the United States as of 2024
U.S. adults who stated select factors were major sources of stress for them, 2022
Percentage of adults in the United States who stated the following were a major source of stress for them as of 2022
Share of U.S. adults with select behaviors in the past month due to stress 2023
Percentage of adults in the United States who stated they had select negative behaviors in the last month due to stress as of 2023
Share of U.S. adults who stated stress impacts select aspects of their life 2022
Percentage of adults in the United States who stated select aspects of their life are negatively impacted when they are feeling stressed as of 2022
Share of U.S. adults with select stress symptoms in past month 2023
Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced select symptoms in the last month as a result of stress as of 2023
Share of U.S. adults with select impacts from stress in past month 2022
Percentage of adults in the United States who experienced select impacts as a result of stress in the last month as of 2022
Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths with select life stressors in 2021, by gender
Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths that had select life stressors before death in 2021, by gender
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