STATE PROFILE

STATE PROFILE: SOUTH CAROLINA

PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)

SOUTH CAROLINA: 19.8%

U.S.: 16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

SOUTH CAROLINA 45.5

U.S RATE 38.5

2006 RANK 5

2005 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 43.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +2.2

EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)

SOUTH CAROLINA 69.0

U.S. 12-STATE REPORTING AREA 70.2

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 68.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.0

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

SOUTH CAROLINA 32.9

U.S RATE 31.1

2006 RANK 13

2005 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 32.7

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.2

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

SOUTH CAROLINA 15.4

U.S RATE 12.8

2006 RANK 4

2005 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 15.6

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.2

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)

SOUTH CAROLINA 53.0

U.S RATE 41.9

RANK 13

2005 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 51.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +2.0

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

SOUTH CAROLINA 10.1

U.S RATE 8.3

2006 RANK 4

2005 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 10.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

SOUTH CAROLINA 9.03

U.S RATE 6.83

RANK 3 (tie)

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 8.98

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.05

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS 9,359

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 218.9

U.S. RATE 211.1

2005 RANK 18

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 222.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.1

2. CANCER

DEATHS 8,652

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 197.3

U.S. RATE 183.8

2005 RANK 13

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 195.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.8

3. STROKE

DEATHS 2,458

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 58.5

U.S. RATE 46.6

2005 RANK 5

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 65.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -6.7

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS 1,977

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 46.2

U.S. RATE 43.2

2005 RANK 26 (tie)

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 43.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS 2,272

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 53.1

U.S. RATE 39.1

2005 RANK 8

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 49.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.2

6. DIABETES

DEATHS 1,187

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 27.2

U.S. RATE 24.6

2005 RANK 12

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 27.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.4

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS 1,316

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 32.4

U.S. RATE 22.9

2005 RANK 5

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 32.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.4

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS 771

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.4

U.S. RATE 20.3

2005 RANK 36

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 19.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS 823

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.3

U.S. RATE 14.3

2005 RANK 10

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA RATE 19.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.7

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS 634

SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.0

U.S. RATE 11.2

2005 RANK 12

2004 SOUTH CAROLINA 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.

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