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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Wisconsin is 12th this year; it was 17th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a high rate of high school graduation with 87.5
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a low occupational
fatalities rate at 3.3 deaths per 100,000 workers, a low incidence of infectious
disease at 6.1 cases per 100,000 population, a low percentage of children in poverty
at 13.1 percent of persons under age 18, a low rate of uninsured population at 8.9
percent and high immunization coverage with 83.6 percent of children ages 19 to
35 months receiving complete immunizations. Wisconsin ranks higher for health determinants
than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over
time.
Challenges:
Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 23.1
percent of the population and low public health funding at $35 per person.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 15.7 percent
to 13.1 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past five years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 20.9 percent to
26.0 percent of the population.
In the past ten years, immunization coverage increased from 53.1 percent to 83.6
percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
Since 1990, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease decreased from 389.2
to 265.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
Health Disparities:
In Wisconsin, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks
at 37.9 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 25.4 percent. The prevalence of diabetes
also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 12.6 percent of non-Hispanic blacks
have diabetes compared to 6.2 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition, mortality
rates vary in Wisconsin, with 1,075.9 deaths per 100,000 population among blacks
compared to whites, who experience 759.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.dhfs.state.wi.us
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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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| Wisconsin - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 87.5 | 1 | 86.7 | 2 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 26.0 | 23 | 25.3 | 18 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 19.8 | 32 | 19.6 | 24 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 23.1 | 50 | 23.8 | 50 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 3.3 | 5 | 4.2 | 8 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 6.1 | 8 | 5.7 | 7 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 11.3 | 27 | 11.4 | 27 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 13.1 | 8 | 15.7 | 25 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 274 | 16 | 290 | 17 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 8.9 | 4 | 8.5 | 3 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 83.6 | 3 | 79.4 | 31 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $35 | 50 | $34 | 49 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 76.2 | 12 | 77.0 | 15 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 62.0 | 13 | 63.8 | 11 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 120.0 | 19 | 119.5 | 19 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6456 | 13 | 6536 | 18 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.3 | 15 | 3.4 | 18 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 6.5 | 23 | 6.5 | 24 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.1 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 11.7 | 29 | 12.7 | 33 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 192.9 | 23 | 192.2 | 23 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 265.2 | 22 | 274.3 | 22 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.375 | 11 | 0.293 | 19 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.159 | 16 | 0.142 | 19 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.534 | 12 | 0.435 | 17 | 1.064 |
| Wisconsin - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 76.5 | 20 | 76.5 | 20 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 73.2 | 16 | 76.3 | 6 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 24.4 | 24 | 24.4 | 24 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 77.9 | 10 | 80.6 | 8 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.0 | 3 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 34.9 | 9 | 34.9 | 9 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 26.3 | 17 | 26.3 | 17 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.0 | 18 | 3.5 | 8 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.8 | 37 | 3.7 | 12 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 7.2 | 14 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $37314 | 27 | $36272 | 25 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 8.6 | 13 | 8.4 | 36 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 4.7 | 17 | 4.7 | 35 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $51200 | 21 | $53247 | 18 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 8.8 | 26 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 12.3 | 8 | 12.5 | 7 | 10.7 |
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