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North Carolina - --Select State--
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North Carolina - --Select State--
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
North Carolina is 37th this year, unchanged from 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 12.6 percent
of the population and a low occupational fatalities rate at 4.8 deaths per 100,000
workers.
Challenges:
Challenges include a high prevalence of obesity at 29.5 percent
of the population, low immunization coverage with 72.4 percent of children ages
19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a high infant mortality rate at
8.4 deaths per 1,000 live births and a high premature death rate with 8,401 years
of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 17.2 percent to
15.9 percent.
In the past five years, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 23.1
percent to 19.4 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 19.4 percent to
29.5 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 31.6 percent to 20.9 percent
of the population.
Health Disparities:
In North Carolina, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic
blacks at 40.0 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 25.9 percent. The prevalence
of diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 14.3 percent of non-Hispanic
blacks have diabetes compared to 8.5 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition,
mortality rates vary in North Carolina, with 1,056.9 deaths per 100,000 population
among blacks compared to whites, who experience 839.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.dhhs.state.nc.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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| Compare Alabama To North Carolina for 2009 - Core Measures | | | North Carolina | Alabama | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 71.8 | 37 | 66.2 | 44 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 29.5 | 41 | 32.2 | 49 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 20.9 | 37 | 22.1 | 41 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 12.6 | 10 | 11.4 | 6 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 4.8 | 19 | 6.2 | 38 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 18.0 | 38 | 15.9 | 31 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 12.6 | 36 | 13.5 | 45 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 19.4 | 32 | 23.7 | 47 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 467 | 33 | 452 | 32 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 15.9 | 34 | 11.9 | 18 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 72.4 | 45 | 76.3 | 31 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $50 | 38 | $97 | 14 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 77.0 | 11 | 76.0 | 13 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 70.2 | 25 | 89.7 | 43 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 115.6 | 25 | 100.7 | 40 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 8401 | 40 | 10116 | 48 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.7 | 38 | 4.2 | 46 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 8.4 | 44 | 9.2 | 48 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.4 | 28 | 4.1 | 47 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 10.6 | 22 | 8.6 | 12 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 201.5 | 35 | 211.4 | 44 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 294.7 | 33 | 358.8 | 49 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | -0.166 | 36 | -0.313 | 43 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | -0.041 | 38 | -0.233 | 49 | 0.348 | | Overall | -0.206 | 37 | -0.546 | 48 | 1.064 |
| North Carolina - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2009 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 78.0 | 16 | 77.7 | 18 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 68.5 | 32 | 65.0 | 42 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 21.6 | 35 | 20.6 | 39 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 75.3 | 25 | 70.5 | 44 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 3.0 | 38 | 4.2 | 49 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 39.6 | 43 | 39.4 | 41 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 28.8 | 37 | 33.1 | 47 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.2 | 25 | 5.8 | 49 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.0 | 17 | 5.3 | 45 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 9.3 | 36 | 11.2 | 48 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $34439 | 36 | $33643 | 41 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 11.3 | 40 | 9.8 | 25 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.3 | 38 | 5.0 | 23 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $42930 | 41 | $44476 | 40 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 10.8 | 41 | 10.4 | 39 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 17.5 | 38 | 21.2 | 48 | 10.7 |
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