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Montana
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Montana (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Montana is 26th this year; it was 25th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of obesity at 24.2 percent of
the population, a low incidence of infectious disease at 3.5 cases per 100,000 population,
low levels of air pollution at 7.7 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter
and a low rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 241.6 deaths per 100,000
population.
Challenges:
Challenges include low immunization coverage with 65.5 percent
of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a high occupational
fatalities rate at 8.6 deaths per 100,000 workers and high geographic disparity
within the state at 18.6 percent.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, immunization coverage decreased from 75.0 percent to 65.5 percent
of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
In the past five years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 18.8 percent to
24.2 percent of the population.
In the last ten years, the violent crime rate increased from 132 to 258 offenses
per 100,000 population.
Since 1990, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease decreased from 351.0
to 241.6 deaths per 100,000 population.
Health Disparities:
In Montana, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic American
Indians at 37.4 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 21.9 percent. The prevalence
of diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 12.2 percent of non-Hispanic
American Indians have diabetes compared to 6.1 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In
addition, mortality rates vary in Montana, with 1,196.9 deaths per 100,000 population
among American Indians compared to whites, who experience 784.3 deaths per 100,000
population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.dphhs.mt.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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| Montana - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 81.9 | 10 | 81.5 | 12 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 24.2 | 9 | 22.6 | 8 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 18.5 | 26 | 19.5 | 23 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 17.4 | 36 | 16.5 | 34 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 8.6 | 45 | 9.9 | 46 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 3.5 | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 7.7 | 8 | 8.2 | 9 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 19.3 | 29 | 15.7 | 25 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 258 | 12 | 287 | 14 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 15.9 | 34 | 16.4 | 35 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 65.5 | 50 | 75.0 | 46 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $75 | 23 | $68 | 27 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 71.3 | 24 | 73.3 | 23 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 66.4 | 19 | 70.3 | 22 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 101.8 | 36 | 103.5 | 35 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 7509 | 25 | 7802 | 30 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.6 | 32 | 3.4 | 18 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 6.4 | 20 | 6.1 | 17 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.1 | 12 | 3.2 | 16 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 18.6 | 47 | 17.8 | 47 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 190.9 | 21 | 190.0 | 18 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 241.6 | 7 | 252.4 | 8 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.146 | 23 | 0.219 | 21 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.046 | 27 | 0.059 | 28 | 0.348 | | Overall | 0.192 | 26 | 0.278 | 25 | 1.064 |
| Montana - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 71.4 | 41 | 71.4 | 41 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 65.9 | 40 | 68.3 | 32 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 25.3 | 20 | 25.3 | 20 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 76.8 | 15 | 80.4 | 10 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.8 | 34 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 34.6 | 8 | 34.6 | 8 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 25.2 | 9 | 25.2 | 9 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.5 | 33 | 4.1 | 24 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.9 | 13 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 6.4 | 4 | 6.6 | 7 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $34256 | 38 | $33225 | 39 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 10.3 | 29 | 7.1 | 14 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 4.5 | 15 | 3.4 | 9 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $42900 | 42 | $45332 | 41 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.6 | 6 | 4.6 | 15 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 14.0 | 22 | 14.4 | 22 | 10.7 |
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