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Utah
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Utah (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Utah is 2nd this year; it was 5th in 2008.
Strengths:
Utah ranks among the top ten states on 12 of the 22 measures. Strengths
include a low prevalence of smoking at 9.3 percent of the population, a low prevalence
of binge drinking at 9.0 percent of the population, a low prevalence of obesity
at 23.1 percent of the population, a low percentage of children in poverty at 8.8
percent of persons under age 18, a low infant mortality rate at 4.8 deaths per 1,000
live births and a low rate of cancer deaths at 144.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
Challenges:
Challenges include limited availability of primary care physicians
with 87.9 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, high geographic disparity
within the state at 16.0 percent and low public health funding at $60 per person.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 15.1 percent to
13.0 percent.
In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty declined from 12.6 percent
to 8.8 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 14.2 percent to
9.3 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the infant mortality rate declined from 8.7 to 4.8 deaths per 1,000
live births.
Health Disparities:
In Utah, smoking is more prevalent among Hispanics at 15.2 percent
than non-Hispanic whites at 9.4 percent. Mortality rates vary considerably by race
and ethnicity in Utah, with 552.1 deaths per 100,000 population among Hispanics
compared to whites, who experience 742.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.health.utah.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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| Utah - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 78.6 | 20 | 84.4 | 9 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 23.1 | 5 | 22.4 | 7 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 9.3 | 1 | 11.7 | 1 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 9.0 | 1 | 9.5 | 3 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 5.9 | 33 | 6.2 | 27 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 5.0 | 6 | 5.3 | 5 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 10.5 | 22 | 11.0 | 25 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 8.8 | 2 | 12.6 | 9 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 221 | 6 | 234 | 7 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 13.0 | 24 | 15.1 | 32 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 78.1 | 21 | 78.5 | 37 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $60 | 34 | $61 | 32 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 80.4 | 4 | 78.6 | 9 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 43.5 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 87.9 | 45 | 89.6 | 45 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 6190 | 7 | 6062 | 6 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 4 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 4.8 | 1 | 5.1 | 4 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.1 | 12 | 3.1 | 12 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 16.0 | 44 | 17.5 | 45 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 144.7 | 1 | 145.7 | 1 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 230.8 | 3 | 243.2 | 3 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | 0.740 | 2 | 0.677 | 2 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | 0.265 | 5 | 0.242 | 8 | 0.348 | | Overall | 1.006 | 2 | 0.919 | 5 | 1.064 |
| Utah - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 65.9 | 50 | 65.9 | 50 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 72.7 | 17 | 70.6 | 23 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 22.8 | 28 | 22.8 | 28 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 80.2 | 7 | 80.5 | 9 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 32.6 | 2 | 32.6 | 2 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 19.7 | 1 | 19.7 | 1 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 3.3 | 6 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.1 | 4 | 2.4 | 1 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 6.1 | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $30291 | 49 | $29831 | 48 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.2 | 4 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 3.4 | 5 | 2.7 | 2 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $62537 | 6 | $55585 | 16 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.0 | 4 | 3.4 | 4 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 10.7 | 1 | 10.9 | 1 | 10.7 |
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