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California (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
California is 23rd this year; it was 24th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 14.0 percent of
the population, a low prevalence of obesity at 24.2 percent of the population, a
low occupational fatalities rate at 3.2 deaths per 100,000 workers, a low infant
mortality rate at 5.2 deaths per 1,000 live births, a low rate of cancer deaths
at 173.9 deaths per 100,000 population and a low rate of preventable hospitalizations
with 60.7 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
Challenges:
Challenges include high levels of air pollution at 13.9 micrograms
of fine particulate per cubic meter, a high rate of uninsured population at 18.4
percent and a high incidence of infectious disease at 22.2 cases per 100,000 population.
California ranks lower for determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that
overall healthiness may decline over time.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 17.9 percent
to 20.2 percent of children under age 18.
In the past year, the high school graduation rate decreased from 74.6 percent to
69.2 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four year.
In the past five years, the prevalence of smoking declined from 16.8 percent to
14.0 percent of the population.
In the past ten years, immunization coverage increased from 57.7 percent to 80.6
percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
Health Disparities:
In California, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks
at 36.7 percent than non-Hispanic Asians at 6.6 percent. The prevalence of diabetes
also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 14.2 percent of non-Hispanic blacks
have diabetes compared to 7.4 percent of non-Hispanic Asians. In addition, mortality
rates vary considerably in California, with 1,014.9 deaths per 100,000 population
among blacks compared to non-Hispanic Asians, who experience 466.7 deaths per 100,000
population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.dhs.ca.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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| California - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 1990 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 69.2 | 40 | - | - | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 24.2 | 9 | 9.8 | 6 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 14.0 | 2 | 25.6 | 4 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 16.1 | 29 | - | - | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 3.2 | 3 | 8.3 | 16 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 22.2 | 43 | 70.6 | 46 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 13.9 | 47 | - | - | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 20.2 | 35 | 21.9 | 37 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 503 | 37 | 918 | 48 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 18.4 | 44 | - | - | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 80.6 | 11 | - | - | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $112 | 10 | $- | - | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 77.5 | 9 | - | - | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 60.7 | 10 | - | - | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 118.7 | 21 | - | - | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6446 | 12 | 8453 | 25 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.7 | 38 | - | - | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 5.2 | 5 | 9.0 | 12 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.7 | 41 | - | - | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 14.1 | 38 | - | - | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 173.9 | 6 | 193.8 | 23 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 279.6 | 26 | 378.0 | 20 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.132 | 24 | 0.009 | 30 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.146 | 19 | 0.152 | 22 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.278 | 23 | 0.161 | 23 | 1.064 |
| California - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 1990 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 74.7 | 25 | - | - | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 70.3 | 27 | - | - | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 28.9 | 2 | - | - | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 76.6 | 17 | - | - | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.2 | 11 | - | - | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 34.9 | 9 | - | - | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 25.2 | 9 | - | - | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 3.2 | 3 | - | - | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.3 | 5 | - | - | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 8.5 | 30 | - | - | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $42696 | 11 | $20585 | 8 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 13.4 | 49 | - | - | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 7.2 | 48 | 5.1 | 26 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $57014 | 11 | $55341 | 9 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 12.2 | 46 | 5.8 | 33 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 18.6 | 41 | - | - | 10.7 |
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