STATE PROFILE: KENTUCKY
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PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
(2004-06 data)
KENTUCKY: 17.5% U.S.: 16.6% |
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS
(2006 preliminary data)
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EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005) |
| KENTUCKY | RATE in 12 STATE REPORTING AREA | 2005 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 73.8 |
70.2 |
74.5 |
-0.7 |
CESAREAN
DELIVERY RATE
(2006 preliminary data)
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| PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data) |
| KENTUCKY | U.S RATE | 2006 RANK | 2005 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 |
| 15.1 | 12.8 | 5th | 15.2 | -0.1 |
| TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006) |
| KENTUCKY | U.S RATE | RANK | 2005 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 | |
| 54.6 | 41.9 | 9 | 49.1 | +5.5 |
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE
(2006 preliminary data)
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| INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005) |
| KENTUCKY | U.S RATE | RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 6.79 | 6.83 | 24 | 6.94 | -0.15 |
| LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 10782 | 258.5 | 211.1 | 4th | 254.9 | +3.6 |
2. CANCER
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 9505 | 219.9 | 183.8 | 1st | 215.4 | +4.5 |
3. STROKE
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 2168 | 52.8 | 46.6 | 12th | 58.0 | -5.2 |
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
| DEATHS |
KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 2578 | 61.3 | 43.2 | 2nd | 54.7 | +6.6 |
5. ACCIDENTS
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 2405 | 57.3 | 39.1 | 5th | 54.6 | +2.7 |
6. DIABETES
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 1187 | 27.9 | 24.6 | 11th | 28.6 | -0.7 |
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 1147 | 28.9 | 22.9 | 11th (tie) | 25.1 | +3.8 |
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 1021 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 5th | 24.1 | +1.0 |
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 912 | 22.0 | 14.3 | 3rd (tie) | 20.3 | +1.7 |
10. SEPTICEMIA
| DEATHS | KENTUCKY DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE | 2005 RANK | 2004 KENTUCKY RATE | CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 585 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 16th | n/a | 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.