Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising and it’s harder to afford health insurance, but 90 percent of Americans rate their health as good or better, according to a federal government report based on a national survey that looked at 15 health indicators.
Rates of obesity and diabetes were 28.2 percent and 8.4 percent, respectively, in 2010, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics, said ABC News.
The report also said that the percentage of Americans who can’t afford health insurance increased from 4.5 percent in 1997 to 7 percent in 2010.
The proportion of people who rated their health as very good or excellent decreased from 69 percent in 1997 to 66 percent in 2010, ABC News reported.

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