STATE PROFILE

STATE PROFILE: RHODE ISLAND

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

RHODE ISLAND: N/A

U.S.: 16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

RHODE ISLAND 40.5

U.S RATE 38.5

2006 RANK 14 (tie)

2005 RHODE ISLAND RATE 38.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +2.0

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

RHODE ISLAND 89.3

U.S 83.9

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 90.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

RHODE ISLAND 31.1

U.S RATE 31.1

2006 RANK 21

2005 RHODE ISLAND RATE 30.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.8

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

RHODE ISLAND 12.6

U.S RATE 12.8

2006 RANK 26

2005 RHODE ISLAND RATE 12.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.5

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

RHODE ISLAND 27.8

U.S RATE 41.9

RANK 42

2005 RHODE ISLAND RATE 31.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -3.6

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

RHODE ISLAND 8.0

U.S RATE 8.3

2006 RANK 26

2005 RHODE ISLAND RATE 7.8

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.2

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

RHODE ISLAND 6.20

U.S RATE 6.83

RANK 33

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 6.40

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.20

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS 3,005

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 213.8

U.S. RATE 211.1

2005 RANK 21

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 216.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.2

2. CANCER

DEATHS 2,292

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 184.1

U.S. RATE 183.8

2005 RANK 27

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 194.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -10.0

3. STROKE

DEATHS 533

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 37.4

U.S. RATE 46.6

2005 RANK 45

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 38.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.7

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS 523

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 39.0

U.S. RATE 43.2

2005 RANK 40

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 35.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +3.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS 334

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 26.7

U.S. RATE 39.1

2005 RANK 48

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 24.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.5

6. DIABETES

DEATHS 282

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 21.6

U.S. RATE 24.6

2005 RANK 41

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 21.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.3

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS 298

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.8

U.S. RATE 22.9

2005 RANK 42

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 18.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.1

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS 253

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 17.2

U.S. RATE 20.3

2005 RANK 41 (tie)

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 18.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.0

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS 156

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 11.2

U.S. RATE 14.3

2005 RANK 35

2004 RHODE ISLAND RATE 9.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.7

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS 109

RHODE ISLAND DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 8.6

U.S. RATE 11.2

2005 RANK 27 (tie)

2004 RHODE ISLAND 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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