STATE PROFILE: TEXAS
PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
TEXAS: 26.9%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
TEXAS 39.4
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 19
2005 TEXAS RATE 37.6
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.8
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
TEXAS 64.1
12-STATE REPORTING AREA 70.2
2004 TEXAS RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TEXAS 33.2
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 10 (tie)
2005 TEXAS RATE 32.6
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.6
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TEXAS 13.7
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 13 (tie)
2005 TEXAS RATE 13.6
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.1
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
TEXAS 63.1
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 3
2005 TEXAS RATE 61.6
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.5
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
TEXAS 8.4
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 20 (tie)
2005 TEXAS RATE 8.3
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
TEXAS 6.45
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 28 (tie)
2004 TEXAS RATE 6.37
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.08
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LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 40,152
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 219.5
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 17
2004
TEXAS RATE
227.0
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-7.5
2. CANCER
DEATHS 34,291
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 178.5
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 34
2004 TEXAS RATE 182.2
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.7
3. STROKE
DEATHS 9,366
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 52.1
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 16 (tie)
2004
TEXAS RATE
56.9
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-4.8
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 7,988
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 43.9
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 32
2004 TEXAS RATE 41.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.0
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 8,598
TEXAS
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted)
40.3
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 26
2004 TEXAS RATE 39.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.6
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 5,605
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 29.6
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 9
2004
TEXAS RATE
29.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-0.1
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 4,629
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 27.2
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 16 (tie)
2004 TEXAS RATE 26.4
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.8
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 3,654
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 20.4
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
27
2004
TEXAS RATE 18.6
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.8
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 2,729
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 14.9
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 22
2004
TEXAS RATE
14.4
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+0.5
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 2,542
TEXAS DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 13.6
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 18
2004 TEXAS 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.