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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Massachusetts is 3rd this year; it was 7th in 2008.
Strengths:
Massachusetts is among the top ten states on 10 of the 22 measures.
Strengths include a low rate of uninsured population at 5.4 percent, a low occupational
fatalities rate at 3.1 deaths per 100,000 workers, a low prevalence of obesity at
21.4 percent of the population, ready availability of primary care physicians with
190.0 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, low geographic disparity within
the state at 6.3 percent and a low premature death rate with 6,003 years of potential
life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population.
Challenges:
Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 17.6
percent of the population and a high rate of preventable hospitalizations with 78.7
discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of uninsured populations decreased from 7.9 percent to
5.4 percent.
In the past five years, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 12.0
percent to 17.1 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 14.3 percent to
21.4 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 28.2 percent to 16.0 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In Massachusetts, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic
blacks at 30.1 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 20.8 percent. The prevalence
of diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 10.9 percent of non-Hispanic
blacks have diabetes compared to 6.5 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition,
mortality rates vary in Massachusetts, with 818.4 deaths per 100,000 population
among blacks compared to whites, who experience 760.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.mass.gov/dph
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New! Supplemental Measures
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America’s Health Rankings™ have been expanded to include 15 more state-specific measures of health, from Daily Vegetable and Fruit intake to Incidence of High Blood Pressure and Diabetes. GO
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| Massachusetts - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 79.5 | 18 | 78.7 | 22 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 21.4 | 2 | 21.7 | 2 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 16.0 | 9 | 16.4 | 4 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 17.6 | 37 | 17.6 | 39 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 3.1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 12.7 | 25 | 14.6 | 26 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 9.6 | 19 | 10.2 | 19 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 17.1 | 21 | 17.1 | 29 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 449 | 31 | 431 | 29 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 5.4 | 1 | 7.9 | 1 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 83.9 | 2 | 83.9 | 8 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $118 | 6 | $109 | 11 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 79.9 | 5 | 80.7 | 6 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 78.7 | 37 | 79.9 | 32 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 190.0 | 1 | 189.1 | 1 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6003 | 4 | 5842 | 2 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 15 | 3.3 | 15 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 5.0 | 3 | 5.1 | 4 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 22 | 3.2 | 16 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 6.3 | 5 | 6.2 | 4 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 196.6 | 29 | 196.4 | 25 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 244.9 | 9 | 253.7 | 9 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.639 | 3 | 0.579 | 7 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.266 | 4 | 0.269 | 5 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.905 | 3 | 0.848 | 7 | 1.064 |
| Massachusetts - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 84.6 | 1 | 84.6 | 1 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 79.3 | 2 | 78.1 | 4 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 27.5 | 8 | 27.5 | 8 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 77.9 | 10 | 78.9 | 16 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 35.6 | 12 | 35.6 | 12 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 26.4 | 19 | 26.4 | 19 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 3.7 | 10 | 3.9 | 16 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.6 | 8 | 4.1 | 22 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 7.1 | 13 | 7.4 | 19 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $50735 | 3 | $48995 | 3 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.0 | 16 | 7.3 | 17 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 5.3 | 25 | 4.5 | 27 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $60320 | 10 | $60709 | 9 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.1 | 30 | 5.4 | 25 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 12.3 | 8 | 12.7 | 10 | 10.7 |
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