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Georgia
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Georgia (2009)
America’s Health Rankings™
Ranking:
Georgia is 43rd this year; it was 41st in 2008.
Strengths:
Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 13.2 percent
of the population and moderate per capita public health funding at $69 per person.
Challenges:
Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 62.4
percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a high incidence
of infectious disease at 24.6 cases per 100,000 population, high levels of air pollution
at 13.9 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter and a high rate of uninsured
population at 17.7 percent. Georgia ranks lower for health determinants than for
health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.
Significant Changes:
In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations decreased from 82.0 to
77.7 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
In the past five years, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 22.8 percent to
19.5 percent of the population.
In the past five years, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 17.7
percent to 21.5 percent of persons under age 18.
In the past ten years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 19.2 percent to
27.8 percent of the population.
Health Disparities:
In Georgia, obesity is more prevalent among non-Hispanic blacks
at 37.4 percent than non-Hispanic whites at 24.7 percent. The prevalence of diabetes
also varies by race and ethnicity in the state; 12.4 percent of non-Hispanic blacks
have diabetes compared to 8.5 percent of non-Hispanic whites. In addition, mortality
rates vary in Georgia, with 1,028.2 deaths per 100,000 population among blacks compared
to whites, who experience 863.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
State Health Department Web Site:
www.health.state.ga.us
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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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| Georgia - Core Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) | 62.4 | 47 | 61.7 | 48 | 87.5 | | Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) | 27.8 | 33 | 28.7 | 40 | 19.1 | | Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) | 19.5 | 31 | 19.4 | 22 | 9.3 | | Prevalence of Binge Drinking (Percent of population) | 13.2 | 12 | 12.4 | 9 | 9.0 | | Community & Environment | | | | | | | Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) | 5.8 | 31 | 6.0 | 25 | 3.1 | | Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) | 24.6 | 46 | 29.4 | 47 | 2.4 | | Air Pollution (Micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter) | 13.9 | 47 | 14.7 | 49 | 4.8 | | Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) | 21.5 | 39 | 20.6 | 41 | 8.6 | | Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) | 478 | 34 | 493 | 34 | 117 | | Public & Health Policies | | | | | | | Lack of Health Insurance (Percent of population) | 17.7 | 41 | 17.6 | 41 | 5.4 | | Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) | 72.7 | 43 | 80.8 | 19 | 85.0 | | Public Health Funding (Dollars per person) | $68 | 27 | $74 | 22 | $220 | | Clinical Care | | | | | | | Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) | 66.0 | 37 | 68.3 | 33 | 86.1 | | Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) | 77.7 | 34 | 82.0 | 35 | 29.3 | | Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) | 101.2 | 38 | 101.8 | 38 | 190.0 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Premature Death (Years lost per 100,000 population) | 8662 | 41 | 8472 | 39 | 5595 | | Poor Physical Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 30 | 2.7 | | Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) | 8.1 | 42 | 8.0 | 40 | 4.8 | | Poor Mental Health Days (Days in the previous 30 days) | 3.6 | 35 | 3.6 | 36 | 2.2 | | Geographic Disparity (Relative standard deviation) | 13.6 | 37 | 12.8 | 35 | 4.3 | | Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 194.9 | 25 | 196.6 | 26 | 144.7 | | Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) | 314.7 | 40 | 325.9 | 40 | 212.6 | | | | Summation | | | | | | | All Determinants | -0.397 | 47 | -0.280 | 42 | 0.827 | | All Outcomes | -0.073 | 41 | -0.065 | 39 | 0.348 | | Overall | -0.469 | 43 | -0.345 | 41 | 1.064 |
| Georgia - Supplemental Measures | | | 2009 | 2008 | No. 1 | | Behaviors | Value | Rank | Value | Rank | State | | Cholesterol Check (Percent of adult population) | 79.7 | 9 | 79.7 | 9 | 84.6 | | Recent Dental Visit (Percent of adult population) | 71.8 | 22 | 70.7 | 22 | 80.2 | | Daily Vegetables and Fruit (Percent of population) | 25.0 | 22 | 25.0 | 22 | 30.0 | | Physical Activity (Percent of adult population) | 76.9 | 14 | 75.3 | 37 | 81.9 | | Chronic Disease | | | | | | | Stroke (Percent of adult population) | 2.4 | 18 | 3.3 | 43 | 1.8 | | High Cholesterol (Percent of adult population) | 37.4 | 22 | 37.4 | 22 | 32.4 | | High Blood Pressure (Percent of adult population) | 30.4 | 42 | 30.4 | 42 | 19.7 | | Heart Attack (Percent of adult population) | 3.8 | 13 | 4.3 | 30 | 2.9 | | Cardiac Heart Disease (Percent of adult population) | 3.8 | 11 | 4.1 | 22 | 2.7 | | Diabetes (Percent of adult population) | 9.8 | 41 | 10.1 | 43 | 5.9 | | Economic | | | | | | | Per Capita Personal Income (Dollars per person) | $33975 | 40 | $33499 | 37 | $56248 | | Underemployment Rate (Percent) | 11.1 | 37 | 8.1 | 30 | 5.7 | | Annual Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 6.2 | 36 | 4.6 | 30 | 3.0 | | Median Household Income (Dollars per household) | $46227 | 36 | $50509 | 27 | $66176 | | August 2009 Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 10.2 | 38 | 6.4 | 36 | 4.3 | | Health Outcomes | | | | | | | Health Status (Percent report fair or poor health) | 16.4 | 35 | 15.8 | 28 | 10.7 |
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