The report describes:

• Incidence, prevalence, and mortality of health conditions
• Self-reported health status
• Access to health care indicators
• Health behaviors
• Comparisons of social and economic health determinants

In most instances, data are described by race/ethnicity and poverty level and, where appropriate, compared to Healthy People 2020 objectives. 

Key findings include:

• The percent of uninsured women decreased from 26% in 2011 to 10% in 2015.
• Women living in poverty are more than four times more likely (37%) to report fair or poor health than women living at the highest income level (9%).
• Life expectancy is 10 years shorter for black women (79 years) compared to Asian women (89 years).
• 67% of Latinas and 65% of black women are overweight or obese compared to 44% of white and 32% of Asian women.
• Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, followed by stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.  
• The leading causes of premature death (defined as deaths that occurred before age 75) are coronary heart disease, followed by breast cancer and lung cancer.