STATE PROFILE: TENNESSEE
PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
TENNESSEE: 14.8%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
TENNESSEE 41.4
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 10 (tie)
2005 TENNESSEE RATE 40.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.2
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
TENNESSEE 68.8
12-STATE REPORTING AREA 70.2
2004 TENNESSEE RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TENNESSEE 32.4
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 15 (tie)
2005 TENNESSEE RATE 31.1
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.3
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TENNESSEE 14.8
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 6
2005 TENNESSEE RATE 14.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.1
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
TENNESSEE 54.7
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 8
2005 TENNESSEE RATE 54.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.2
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TENNESSEE 9.6
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 6 (tie)
2005 TENNESSEE RATE 9.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
TENNESSEE 8.87
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 6
2004 TENNESSEE RATE 9.05
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.18
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 14,946
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 252.1
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 6
2004
TENNESSEE RATE
259.1
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-7.0
2. CANCER
DEATHS 12,995
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 211.5
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 2
2004 TENNESSEE RATE 208.6
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.9
3. STROKE
DEATHS 3,659
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 63.0
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 2
2004
TENNESSEE RATE
64.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.7
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 3,185
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 53.3
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 10
2004 TENNESSEE RATE 50.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.4
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 3,147
TENNESSEE
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)
52.5
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 9
2004 TENNESSEE RATE 53.4
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.9
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 1,844
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 30.4
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 5 (tie)
2004
TENNESSEE RATE
31.6
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.2
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 2,033
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 36.2
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 1
2004 TENNESSEE RATE 29.3
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +6.9
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 1,588
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 27.6
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
2
2004
TENNESSEE RATE
27.8
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-0.2
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 719
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 12.0
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 34
2004
TENNESSEE RATE
11.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+0.3
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 647
TENNESSEE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 10.8
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 25
2004 TENNESSEE 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.