- STATE OVERVIEW
Montana
2011
OVERALL RANKING:
Montana is 26th this year
It was 25th in 2010
- 25 Outcomes Rank
- 26 Determinants Rank
- 26 Overall Rank
- 7 Diabetes Rank
- 32 Smoking Rank
- 6 Obesity Rank
- Percentage of the population estimated to be obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
- Percentage of the population estimated to be obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher. (2011 BRFSS Methodology)
Strengths:
- Low levels of air pollution
- Low prevalence of diabetes
- Lower prevalence of obesity than most other states
Challenges:
- High geographic disparity within the state
- High occupational fatalities rate
- Low immunization coverage
Highlights:
- In the past five years, diabetes increased from 5.7 percent to 7.0 percent of the adult population.
- In the past ten years, obesity increased from 15.9 percent to 23.5 percent of the population. There are 230,000 obese adults in the state.
- In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 21.0 percent to 19.2 percent of persons under age 18.
- In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 67.0 to 60.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- Smoking has remained unchanged in the last ten years at 18.8 percent of adults; 184,000 adults still smoke in Montana.
Disparities:
- In Montana, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic American Indians at 42.3 percent than non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics, both at 22.9 percent. Diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 14.4 percent of non-Hispanic American Indians have diabetes compared to 6.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 4.3 percent of Hispanics.
State Health Department Web Site: www.dphhs.mt.gov
| Measure | Changes Over Time |
Rank | Value | Take Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Activity |
|
13 | 78.4 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Teen Birth Rate |
|
25 | 40.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Cholesterol Check |
|
45 | 72 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Dental Visit, Annual |
|
46 | 61.1 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Diet, Fruit & Vegetables |
|
13 | 25.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| High Blood Pressure |
|
18 | 27.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Heart Attack |
|
32 | 4.5 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Cardiac Heart Disease |
|
12 | 3.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| High Cholesterol |
|
14 | 36.5 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Stroke |
|
26 | 2.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Low Birthweight |
|
18 | 7.4 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Preterm Birth |
|
26 | 11.2 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Personal Income, Per Capita |
|
35 | 35068 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Unemployment Rate, August |
|
20 | 7.8 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Unemployment Rate, Annual |
|
12 | 7.2 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Underemployment Rate |
|
23 | 14.9 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Income Disparity |
|
11 | 0.435 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Median Household Income |
|
44 | 42582 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Health Status |
|
26 | 15 | VIEW ACTIONS |
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