STATE PROFILE:  OREGON

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

OREGON:  18.6%

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
OREGON    34.3

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    35

2005 OREGON RATE    33.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.0
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
OREGON    80.9
 

U.S RATE    83.9
 

2004 OREGON RATE    78.1
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.8

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OREGON    28.2

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    35

2005 OREGON RATE    27.6

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.6

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OREGON    10.3

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    49

2005 OREGON RATE    10.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.1

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2005)
OREGON    35.7

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    31

2005 OREGON RATE    33.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +2.7
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
OREGON    6.1

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    49

2005 OREGON RATE    6.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    none
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
OREGON    5.68

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    40

2004 OREGON RATE    5.59

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    6791

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    164.7

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    45

2004 OREGON RATE    169.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -4.6

2. CANCER

DEATHS    7326

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    186.9

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    23

2004 OREGON RATE    189.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.7

3. STROKE

DEATHS    2,289

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    55.5

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    9

2004 OREGON RATE    58.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.7

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    1837

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    46.9

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    24

2004 OREGON RATE    46.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.2

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS   1469

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    38.1

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    32

2004 OREGON RATE    38.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.2

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    1,149

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    29.0

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    10

2004 OREGON RATE    27.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.1

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    1,239

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    28.9

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    11 (tie)

2004 OREGON RATE    30.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.7

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    614

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    14.5

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    45 (tie)

2004 OREGON RATE    13.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.8

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    295

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    7.2

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    47 (tie)

2004 OREGON RATE    7.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.7

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    176

OREGON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    4.7

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    47

2004 OREGON 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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