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Delaware
2016 Annual Report
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State Findings: Delaware, 2016, 2016 Annual Report
Strengths
- High immunization coverage among adolescents
- High immunization coverage among children
- Low percentage of population without insurance
Challenges
- High violent crime rate
- Lower number of dentists
- Large disparity in health status by educational attainment
Highlights
- In the past five years, drug deaths increased 37% from 13.2 to 18.1 deaths per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, physical inactivity increased 18% from 24.9% to 29.4% of adults.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13 to 17 years increased 25% from 42.3% to 52.8%
- In the past year, immunizations among children ages 19 to 35 months increased 6% from 74.5% to 79.3%.
- Since the 1990 edition, cardiovascular deaths decreased 41% from 422.4 to 247.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
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The 2012–2016 data in the above graphs are not directly comparable with prior years. See Methodology for additional information.