STATE PROFILE:  NEW HAMPSHIRE

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 29.4

U.S RATE: 38.5

2006 RANK: 47

2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 27.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +2.1

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

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 82.4

U.S. REPORTING AREA: 70.2

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 29.9

U.S RATE: 31.1

2006 RANK: 24 (tie)

2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 28.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +1.9

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 10.4

U.S RATE: 12.8

2006 RANK: 47 (tie)

2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 10.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: -0.1

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

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 18.7

U.S RATE: 41.9

RANK: 50

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 17.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +0.8

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 6.9

U.S RATE: 8.3

2006 RANK: 38 (tie)

2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 7.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: -0.1

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: 5.02

U.S RATE: 6.83

RANK: 47

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 4.93

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.09

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

1. HEART DISEASE

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 2530

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 179.4

U.S. RATE: 211.1

2005 RANK: 36

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 197.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -18.2

2. CANCER

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 2549

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 183.7

U.S. RATE: 183.8

2005 RANK: 28

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 192.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -8.4

3. STROKE

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 497

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 35.5

U.S. RATE: 46.6

2005 RANK: 48

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 44.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -8.7

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 630

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 46.2

U.S. RATE: 43.2

2005 RANK: 26 (tie)

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 45.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.4

5. ACCIDENTS

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 477

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 35.2

U.S. RATE: 39.1

2005 RANK: 38

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 33.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +1.6

6. DIABETES

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 310

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 22.5

U.S. RATE: 24.6

2005 RANK: 38

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 23.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -1.0

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 376

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 26.1

U.S. RATE: 22.9

2005 RANK: 20

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 24.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +1.3

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 273

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 19.4

U.S. RATE: 20.3

2005 RANK: 29

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 20.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -0.8

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 173

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 12.4

U.S. RATE: 14.3

2005 RANK: 30

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 12.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: none

10. SEPTICEMIA

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATHS: 91

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 6.8

U.S. RATE: 11.2

2005 RANK: 35

2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 6.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.1

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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