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South Carolina
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South Carolina (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
South Carolina is 46th this year; it was 45th in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include high immunization coverage with 78.8 percent
of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a low prevalence
of binge drinking at 13.1 percent of the population and moderate public health funding
at $82 per person.
Challenges:
Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 61.0
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a high violent
crime rate at 730 offenses per 100,000 population, a high prevalence of obesity
at 30.6 percent of the population, a high infant mortality rate at 8.9 deaths per
1,000 live births and a high premature death rate with 9,549 years of potential
life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 76.2 to
70.6 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
In the past five years, the prevalence of smoking declined from 25.5 percent to
20.0 percent of the population.
In the past five years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 24.5 percent to
30.6 percent of the population.
In the past ten years, the rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease decreased
from 398.6 to 301.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
Health Disparities:
In South Carolina, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic
blacks at 40.1 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 26.1 percent. The prevalence
of diabetes also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 13.1 percent of non-Hispanic
blacks have diabetes compared to 8.4 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition,
mortality rates vary in South Carolina, with 1,071.2 deaths per 100,000 population
among blacks compared to whites, who experience 848.4 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.scdhec.net
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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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| South Carolina - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 61.0 | 48 | 60.1 | 49 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 30.6 | 45 | 29.0 | 44 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 20.0 | 33 | 21.9 | 36 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 13.1 | 11 | 13.7 | 14 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 6.7 | 39 | 8.7 | 43 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 22.1 | 42 | 22.8 | 43 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 12.6 | 36 | 13.0 | 38 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 19.8 | 33 | 21.0 | 42 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 729 | 50 | 788 | 50 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 16.1 | 37 | 16.2 | 34 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 78.8 | 16 | 81.1 | 17 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $81 | 20 | $80 | 20 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 65.1 | 32 | 66.8 | 21 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 70.6 | 26 | 76.2 | 29 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 105.9 | 33 | 105.5 | 34 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 9549 | 46 | 9615 | 44 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.6 | 32 | 3.5 | 23 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 8.9 | 47 | 8.6 | 45 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.7 | 41 | 3.6 | 36 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 11.5 | 28 | 10.8 | 26 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 203.5 | 36 | 204.7 | 38 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 301.3 | 35 | 316.1 | 36 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | -0.361 | 45 | -0.371 | 47 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | -0.131 | 42 | -0.105 | 42 | 0.348 | | Overall | -0.492 | 46 | -0.475 | 45 | 1.064 |
| South Carolina - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 79.4 | 13 | 79.4 | 13 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 67.7 | 37 | 66.2 | 39 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 18.7 | 46 | 18.7 | 46 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 72.8 | 37 | 75.2 | 38 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 3.1 | 40 | 3.0 | 37 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 39.2 | 40 | 39.2 | 40 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 30.4 | 42 | 30.4 | 42 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 4.2 | 25 | 4.0 | 21 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 4.5 | 31 | 4.3 | 26 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 10.1 | 44 | 9.6 | 41 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $31884 | 45 | $31103 | 44 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 12.1 | 46 | 9.5 | 43 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.9 | 46 | 5.6 | 46 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $42155 | 43 | $45911 | 40 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 11.5 | 45 | 7.3 | 46 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 16.2 | 33 | 16.3 | 31 | 10.7 |
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