Indicator 11: Mammogram Within Past 2 Years

• The chance of getting breast cancer increases as a woman gets older. Nearly eight of 10 cases of breast cancers are found in women over age 50.(1)
• Early detection of breast cancer saves lives, and mammography is the best available method to detect breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stage, several years before a lump can be felt. Timely mammography screening among women aged 40 or older could reduce breast cancer mortality by approximately 16% compared with women who are not screened.(2)
• Mammograms for women aged 65 or older are covered by Medicare, but many women are still not taking advantage of this opportunity.
• Call to action:
  • Promoting healthy behaviors among older adults
  • Increasing older adults use of clinical preventive services

Location Data C.I.* Rank† Grade‡ United States 75.1 n/a n/a n/a Alabama 78.1 (74.1 - 81.7) 20 Alaska 67.8 (57.1 - 77.0) 50 Arizona 82.7 (77.9 - 86.6) 6 Arkansas 68.0 (64.0 - 71.7) 49 California 82.8 (78.6 - 86.3) 5 Colorado 76.9 (72.5 - 80.7) 23 Connecticut 80.4 (77.2 - 83.2) 15 Delaware 83.0 (78.8 - 86.6) 4 District of Columbia 82.1 (76.5 - 86.6) 8 Florida 82.3 (79.5 - 84.9) 7 Georgia 72.8 (67.9 - 77.2) 38 Hawaii§ 84.7 (80.7 - 88.1) 2 Idaho 69.5 (65.3 - 73.4) 48 Illinois 73.4 (69.1 - 77.3) 35 Indiana 70.3 (66.8 - 73.7) 47 Iowa 73.8 (70.2 - 77.1) 33 Kansas 76.9 (74.4 - 79.3) 23 Kentucky 73.9 (70.4 - 77.1) 32 Louisiana 75.0 (71.9 - 77.9) 28 Maine 84.0 (80.2 - 87.1) 3 Maryland 82.1 (78.2 - 85.5) 8 Massachusetts 81.7 (78.5 - 84.4) 10 Michigan 81.3 (78.1 - 84.1) 14 Minnesota 81.7 (78.0 - 84.9) 10 Mississippi 66.3 (62.7 - 69.8) 51 Missouri 71.2 (67.1 - 74.9) 45 Montana 78.3 (74.5 - 81.7) 18 Nebraska 75.1 (72.3 - 77.6) 26 Nevada 72.7 (65.3 - 79.0) 41 New Hampshire 81.7 (78.0 - 84.8) 10 New Jersey 74.2 (71.8 - 76.4) 31 New Mexico 71.3 (67.9 - 74.5) 44 New York 76.9 (73.2 - 80.2) 23 North Carolina 79.0 (77.0 - 81.0) 17 North Dakota 74.7 (70.1 - 78.8) 30 Ohio 81.7 (77.0 - 85.7) 10 Oklahoma 71.2 (68.3 - 74.0) 45 Oregon 75.1 (71.4 - 78.4) 26 Pennsylvania 72.8 (69.5 - 75.8) 38 Rhode Island 84.8 (81.0 - 88.0) 1 South Carolina 73.5 (70.1 - 76.6) 34 South Dakota 79.7 (76.9 - 82.3) 16 Tennessee 77.3 (73.0 - 81.0) 22 Texas 73.3 (69.3 - 77.0) 36 Utah 73.1 (68.4 - 77.4) 37 Vermont 72.8 (69.6 - 75.7) 38 Virginia 75.0 (68.8 - 80.3) 28 Washington 77.8 (75.7 - 79.7) 21 West Virginia 71.5 (67.2 - 75.5) 43 Wisconsin 78.2 (74.3 - 81.6) 19 Wyoming 72.6 (68.2 - 76.7) 42

Make comparisons Healthy People 2010 Targets

= Upper Third (top performing 33%)   = Middle Third (middle 33%)   = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)         * A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries.         † Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.         ‡ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.         § 2003 data are used for Hawaii because no 2004 data exist.           Note: When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.