STATE PROFILE:  LOUISIANA

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

LOUISIANA:  18.9%

U.S.:  16.6%  
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
49.1 38.5 3rd 48.0 +1.1
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE, 37 STATE REPORTING AREA 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
87.2
 		 83.9
 		 85.5
 		 +1.7
 
 
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
35.4 31.1 3rd 36.8 -1.4
 
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
16.2 12.8 3rd 16.5 -0.3
 
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE RANK 2005 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006  
54.6 41.9 2 49.1 +5.5  
 
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
11.3 8.3 2nd 11.5 -0.2
 
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
LOUISIANA U.S RATE RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
9.79 6.83 2 9.95 -0.16
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
11008 255.7 211.1 5th 256.6 -0.9

2. CANCER

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
9249 209.3 183.8 3rd 216.7 -7.4

3. STROKE

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
2469 57.6 46.6 8th 59.4 -1.8

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1906 44.5 43.2 31st 38.2 +6.3

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
3072 68.8 39.1 1st 51.6 +17.2

6. DIABETES

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1695 38.7 24.6 1st 39.9 -1.2

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1405 34.2 22.9 3rd 31.5 +2.7

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
996 23.7 20.3 9th 22.0 +1.7

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1187 27.6 14.3 1st 26.2 +1.4

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS LOUISIANA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 LOUISIANA RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
858 19.9 11.2 1st 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.

 

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