STATE PROFILE: ARKANSAS
PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
ARKANSAS: 21.4%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
ARKANSAS 41.8
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 9
2005 ARKANSAS RATE 40.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.6
EARLY PRENATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
ARKANSAS 80.6
37-STATE, D.C., AND NEW YORK CITY REPORTING AREA 83.9
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 82.3
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.7
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ARKANSAS 33.2
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 10 (tie)
2005 ARKANSAS RATE 31.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.7
PRETERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ARKANSAS 13.7
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 13 (tie)
2005 ARKANSAS RATE 13.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
ARKANSAS 62.3
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 4
2005 ARKANSAS RATE 59.1
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +3.2
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ARKANSAS 9.2
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 10
2005 ARKANSAS RATE 8.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
ARKANSAS 8.29
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 9
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 8.47
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.18
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LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 7,575
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 249.5
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 8
2004 ARKANSAS RATE
250.9
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.4
2. CANCER
DEATHS 6,361
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 208.3
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 5
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 208.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.6
3. STROKE
DEATHS 1,847
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 61.0
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 3
2004
ARKANSAS RATE
65.0
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-4.0
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 1,559
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 51.2
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 15
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 47.4
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.8
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 1,329
ARKANSAS
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) 46.8
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 16
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 50.4
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.6
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 824
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 27.1
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 13
2004
ARKANSAS RATE
28.0
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-0.9
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 686
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.6
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 30
2004 ARKANSAS RATE 20.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.9
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 886
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 29.2
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
1
2004
ARKANSAS RATE 25.3
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+3.9
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 624
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 20.5
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 7
2004
ARKANSAS RATE
18.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.8
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 518
ARKANSAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 17.2
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 8
2004 ARKANSAS RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.