STATE PROFILE:  OHIO

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

OHIO:  11.0%

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
OHIO    40.5

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    14 (tie)

2005 OHIO RATE    38.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.6
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
OHIO    87.1
 

U.S RATE    83.9
 

2004 OHIO RATE    87.8
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.7

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OHIO    29.3

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    30 (tie)

2005 OHIO RATE    28.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.2
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OHIO    13.3

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    18 (tie)

2005 OHIO RATE    13.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.3

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
OHIO    40.0

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    23rd

2005 OHIO RATE    38.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.1
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OHIO    8.8

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    16

2005 OHIO RATE    8.7

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
OHIO    7.82

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    14

2004 OHIO RATE    7.74

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.08
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    29003

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    224.3

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    14 (tie)

2004 OHIO RATE    229.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -4.7

2. CANCER

DEATHS    24702

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    196.5

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    14

2004 OHIO RATE    200.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -4.1

3. STROKE

DEATHS    6279

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    48.3

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    21

2004 OHIO RATE    50.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.6

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    6580

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    51.7

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    14

2004 OHIO RATE    47.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +4.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS    4438

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    37.1

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    33 (tie)

2004 OHIO RATE    35.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.5

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    3794

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    30.0

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    7

2004 OHIO RATE    28.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.1

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    3478

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    26.0

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    21

2004 OHIO RATE    22.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +3.6

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    2416

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    18.6

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    34

2004 OHIO RATE    17.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.4

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    1902

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    14.8

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    23

2004 OHIO RATE    15.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.2

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    1447

OHIO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    11.4

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    22 (tie)

2004 OHIO 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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