STATE PROFILE:  WASHINGTON

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

WASHINGTON:  14.5%

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
WASHINGTON    31.8

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    44

2005 WASHINGTON RATE    30.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.9
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
WASHINGTON    71.2
 

12 STATE REPORTING AREA RATE    72.9
 

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    71.4
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.2

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WASHINGTON    28.4

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    34

2005 WASHINGTON RATE    27.8

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.6

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WASHINGTON    11.0

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    44

2005 WASHINGTON RATE    10.6

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
WASHINGTON    33.4

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    36 (tie)

2005 WASHINGTON RATE    31.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +2.3
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
WASHINGTON    6.5

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    47 (tie)

2005 WASHINGTON RATE    6.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
WASHINGTON    5.39

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    44

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    5.62

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.23

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    10,985

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    174.3

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    40

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    174.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.4

2. CANCER

DEATHS    11,048

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    179.5

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    33

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    183.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -4.1

3. STROKE

DEATHS    2,895

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    46.3

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    29

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    53.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -7.2

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    2,699

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    44.7

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    30

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    43.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.4

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS   2,543

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    39.6

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    29

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    37.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.3

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    1,554

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    25.1

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    24 (tie)

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    25.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.1

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

   

DEATHS    2,309

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    35.9

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    2

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    36.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.2

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    927

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    14.5

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    46 (tie)

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    11.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.6

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    450

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    7.2

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    47 (tie)

2004 WASHINGTON RATE    5.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.5

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    360

WASHINGTON DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    5.8

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    42

2004 WASHINGTON 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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