STATE PROFILE:  WISCONSIN

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

WISCONSIN:  10.2%

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
WISCONSIN    34.1   

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    36

2005 WISCONSIN RATE    32.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.6
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
WISCONSIN    85.5


38 STATE REPORTING AREA RATE    83.9
 

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    85.3
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.2

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WISCONSIN    24.6

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    46

2005 WISCONSIN RATE    23.7

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.9

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WISCONSIN    11.4

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    40

2005 WISCONSIN RATE    11.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    none

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
WISCONSIN    30.9

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    40

2005 WISCONSIN RATE    30.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.6
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WISCONSIN    6.9

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    38 (tie)

2005 WISCONSIN RATE    7.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    -0.1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
WISCONSIN    6.34

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    31

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    6.43

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.09

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    11,842

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    185.8

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    31

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    191.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -6.0

2. CANCER

DEATHS    10,943

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    182.3

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    30

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    184.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.1

3. STROKE

DEATHS    2,960

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    46.1

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    30

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    48.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.7

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    2,449

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    40.4

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    37

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    38.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS   2,490

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    42.2

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    23

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    39.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +3.1

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    1,276

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    20.8

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    42

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    21.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.9

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

   

DEATHS    1,512

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    22.4

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    33

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    21.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.8

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    1,268

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    19.1

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    31

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    17.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.3

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    930

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    14.7

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    24

2004 WISCONSIN RATE    15.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    409

WISCONSIN DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    6.6

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    36

2004 WISCONSIN 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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