STATE PROFILE

STATE PROFILE: PENNSYLVANIA

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

PENNSYLVANIA: 11.3%

U.S.: 16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

PENNSYLVANIA 38.3

U.S RATE 38.5

2006 RANK 22 (tie)

2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 36.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.8

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

PENNSYLVANIA 73.2

U.S 12-STATE REPORTING AREA 70.2

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 73.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 none

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

PENNSYLVANIA 29.7

U.S RATE 31.1

2006 RANK 28

2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 28.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.8

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

PENNSYLVANIA 11.8

U.S RATE 12.8

2006 RANK 35 (tie)

2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 11.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1

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

PENNSYLVANIA 31.0

U.S RATE 41.9

RANK 39

2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 30.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.6

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

PENNSYLVANIA 8.4

U.S RATE 8.3

2006 RANK 20 (tie)

2005 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 8.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 none

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

PENNSYLVANIA 7.30

U.S RATE 6.83

RANK 19

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 7.40

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.10

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS 36,207

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 218.5

U.S. RATE 211.1

2005 RANK 19

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 223.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -5.2

2. CANCER

DEATHS 29,616

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 193.3

U.S. RATE 183.8

2005 RANK 15

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 193.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5

3. STROKE

DEATHS 7,650

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 45.5

U.S. RATE 46.6

2005 RANK 31

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 47.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.6

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS 6,149

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 38.1

U.S. RATE 43.2

2005 RANK 41

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 37.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.5

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS 5,446

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 40.3

U.S. RATE 39.1

2005 RANK 26 (tie)

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 38.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.7

6. DIABETES

DEATHS 3,553

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.6

U.S. RATE 24.6

2005 RANK 35 (tie)

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 23.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.5

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS 3,429

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.9

U.S. RATE 22.9

2005 RANK 41

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 18.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.3

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS 3,068

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.0

U.S. RATE 20.3

2005 RANK 37 (tie)

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 17.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.5

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS 3,108

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.0

U.S. RATE 14.3

2005 RANK 11

2004 PENNSYLVANIA RATE 19.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 none

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS 2,548

PENNSYLVANIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.9

U.S. RATE 11.2

2005 RANK 10

2004 PENNSYLVANIA 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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