South Carolina

Highlights

• In the past six years, obesity increased 11% from 30.8% to 34.1% of adults
• In the past six years, smoking decreased 19% from 23.1% to 18.8% of adults
• In the past three years, occupational fatalities increased 38% from 4.8 to 6.6 deaths per 100,000 workers
• In the past four years, Tdap immunization increased 24% from 71.9% to 89.4% of adolescents ages 13 to 17
• In the past two years, primary care physicians increased 4% from 124.3 to 128.9 per 100,000 population
• In the past three years, premature death increased 7% from 8,592 to 9,232 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population