- STATE OVERVIEW
Ohio
2011
OVERALL RANKING:
Ohio is 36th this year
It was 33rd in 2010
- 37 Outcomes Rank
- 36 Determinants Rank
- 36 Overall Rank
- 39 Diabetes Rank
- 45 Smoking Rank
- 35 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:
- High immunization coverage
- Low occupational fatalities rate
- Moderate rate of high school graduation
Challenges:
- Low per capita public health funding
- High levels of air pollution
- High prevalence of smoking
Highlights:
- In the past five years, diabetes increased from 7.7 percent to 10.1 percent of adults. There are now 1.2 million adults with diabetes in Ohio.
- In the past five years, the rate of uninsured population increased from 11.0 percent to 13.7 percent.
- In the past ten years, obesity increased from 21.5 percent to 29.7 percent of adults, with 3.4 million adults in the state who are now obese.
- In the past year, smoking increased from 20.3 percent to 22.5 percent of the adult population, with 2.6 million adults who still smoke.
- In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 18.7 percent to 22.9 percent of persons under age 18.
Disparities:
- In Ohio, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks at 40.8 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 28.7 percent and Hispanics at 32.5 percent. Diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 15.3 percent of non-Hispanic blacks have diabetes compared to 12.6 percent of Hispanics and 9.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites.
State Health Department Web Site: www.odh.ohio.gov
| Measure | Changes Over Time |
Rank | Value | Take Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Activity |
|
37 | 73.9 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Teen Birth Rate |
|
26 | 41 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Cholesterol Check |
|
22 | 77.4 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Dental Visit, Annual |
|
22 | 71.5 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Diet, Fruit & Vegetables |
|
35 | 21 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| High Blood Pressure |
|
41 | 31.7 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Heart Attack |
|
27 | 4.3 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Cardiac Heart Disease |
|
27 | 4.3 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| High Cholesterol |
|
41 | 39.6 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Stroke |
|
34 | 3 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Low Birthweight |
|
37 | 8.6 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Preterm Birth |
|
31 | 11.5 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Personal Income, Per Capita |
|
33 | 36180 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Unemployment Rate, August |
|
32 | 9.1 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Unemployment Rate, Annual |
|
37 | 10.1 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Underemployment Rate |
|
34 | 16.9 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Income Disparity |
|
25 | 0.452 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Median Household Income |
|
34 | 47333 | VIEW ACTIONS |
| Health Status |
|
32 | 16.1 | VIEW ACTIONS |
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