Health Status

The systematic assessment of women's health status enables health professionals and policy makers to determine the impact of past and current health interventions and the need for new programs. Trends in health status help to identify new issues as they emerge.

In the following section, health status indicators are presented related to mortality, protective and risk factors, morbidity, and reproductive health. The data are displayed by gender, age, race and ethnicity, where available.

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