STATE PROFILE: DELAWARE
PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
DELAWARE: n/a
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
DELAWARE 45.6
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 4
2005 DELAWARE RATE 44.3
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.3
EARLY PRENATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
DELAWARE 81.9
37-STATE, D.C., AND NEW YORK CITY REPORTING AREA 83.9
2004 DELAWARE RATE 85.1
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.2
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
DELAWARE 30.7
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 22
2005 DELAWARE RATE 30.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.7
PRETERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
DELAWARE 13.7
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 13 (tie)
2005 DELAWARE RATE 14.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.3
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
DELAWARE 41.9
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 23
2005 DELAWARE RATE 44.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -2.1
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
DELAWARE 9.3
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 9
2005 DELAWARE RATE 9.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.2
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
DELAWARE 9.03
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 3 (tie)
2004 DELAWARE RATE 8.88
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.15
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LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 2,031
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 224.3
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 14 (tie)
2004 DELAWARE RATE
232.3
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-8.0
2. CANCER
DEATHS 1,799
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 197.8
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 10
2004 DELAWARE RATE 207.4
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -9.6
3. STROKE
DEATHS 384
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 42.5
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 37
2004
DELAWARE RATE
40.6
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.9
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 411
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 46.1
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 28
2004 DELAWARE RATE 39.8
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +6.3
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 293
DELAWARE
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) 33.9
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 40
2004 DELAWARE RATE 34.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.1
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 233
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 25.9
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 19
2004
DELAWARE RATE
24.1
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.8
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 180
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 20.0
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 39
2004 DELAWARE RATE 18.2
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.8
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 162
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.0
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
37 (tie)
2004
DELAWARE RATE 16.9
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.1
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 128
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 14.2
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 25
2004
DELAWARE RATE
15.4
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.2
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 128
DELAWARE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 14.3
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 15
2004 DELAWARE 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.