STATE PROFILE:  OKLAHOMA

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

OKLAHOMA:  28.2%

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
OKLAHOMA    40.9

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    13

2005 OKLAHOMA RATE    39.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.8
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
OKLAHOMA    77.3
 

U.S RATE    83.9
 

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    78.1
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.8

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OKLAHOMA    33.3

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    9

2005 OKLAHOMA RATE    32.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.8
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OKLAHOMA    13.9

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    11

2005 OKLAHOMA RATE    13.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.8

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
OKLAHOMA    59.6

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    6

2005 OKLAHOMA RATE    54.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +5.4
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OKLAHOMA    8.3

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    22 (tie)

2005 OKLAHOMA RATE    8.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.3
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
OKLAHOMA    7.86

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    13

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    7.95

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.09
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    10043

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    272.6

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    3

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    284.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -11.7

2. CANCER

DEATHS    7446

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    197.6

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    12

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    196.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.4

3. STROKE

DEATHS    2,235

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    61.0

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    3 (tie)

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    60.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.4

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    2,368

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    63.5

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    1

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    54.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +9.5

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS    2,005

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    55.8

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    6

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    54.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.9

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    1,217

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    32.6

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    3

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    31.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.6

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    1,012

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    28.1

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    14

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    24.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +3.6

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    948

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    26.1

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    3

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    22.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +3.5

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    564

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    15.3

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    21

2004 OKLAHOMA RATE    15.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    422

OKLAHOMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    11.4

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    22 (tie)

2004 OKLAHOMA 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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