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Washington (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Washington is 11th this year; it was 13th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 15.7 percent of
the population, a low percentage of children in poverty at 13.2 percent of persons
under age 18, a low infant mortality rate at 4.9 deaths per 1,000 live births and
a low rate of preventable hospitalizations with 48.3 discharges per 1,000 Medicare
enrollees.
Challenges:
Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 72.9
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years and high geographic
disparity within the state at 12.5 percent.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 51.9 to
48.3 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
In the past five years, the percentage of children in poverty declined from 19.1
percent to 13.2 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 21.4 percent to
15.7 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 9.4 percent to 26.0 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In Washington, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic whites
at 25.2 percent than non-Hispanic Asians at 7.8 percent. The prevalence of diabetes
also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 7.0 percent of non-Hispanic whites
have diabetes compared to 5.8 percent of non-Hispanic Asians. In addition, mortality
rates vary in Washington, with 764.2 deaths per 100,000 population among whites
compared to Asians, who experience 480.0 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.doh.wa.gov
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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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| Washington - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 72.9 | 34 | 75.0 | 32 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 26.0 | 23 | 25.9 | 23 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 15.7 | 6 | 16.8 | 6 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 15.5 | 24 | 15.1 | 21 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 3.3 | 5 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 11.1 | 22 | 12.4 | 24 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 9.1 | 17 | 9.4 | 17 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 13.2 | 9 | 11.6 | 5 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 331 | 23 | 333 | 23 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 11.8 | 17 | 11.6 | 16 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 77.7 | 25 | 73.9 | 48 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $83 | 18 | $92 | 17 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 54.9 | 48 | 53.1 | 49 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 48.3 | 4 | 51.9 | 4 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 125.0 | 14 | 124.0 | 13 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6232 | 8 | 6172 | 7 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.6 | 32 | 3.6 | 30 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 4.9 | 2 | 4.8 | 1 | 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) | 12.5 | 33 | 12.3 | 30 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 186.9 | 18 | 189.5 | 17 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 252.5 | 12 | 263.7 | 13 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.329 | 13 | 0.297 | 18 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.209 | 10 | 0.208 | 11 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.538 | 11 | 0.505 | 13 | 1.064 |
| Washington - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 73.2 | 33 | 73.2 | 33 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 73.3 | 15 | 71.6 | 19 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 26.0 | 16 | 26.0 | 16 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 80.6 | 4 | 82.4 | 4 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.3 | 15 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 36.7 | 17 | 36.7 | 17 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 25.4 | 11 | 25.4 | 11 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 3.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.4 | 6 | 3.4 | 6 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 6.9 | 9 | 7.1 | 13 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $42356 | 14 | $41203 | 10 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 10.4 | 31 | 8.8 | 39 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 5.3 | 25 | 4.5 | 27 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $56631 | 12 | $60311 | 10 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.2 | 32 | 5.4 | 25 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 13.4 | 18 | 13.3 | 17 | 10.7 |
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