STATE PROFILE:  NORTH DAKOTA

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

NORTH DAKOTA:  n/a

U.S.:  16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
NORTH DAKOTA    31.7

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    45 (tie)

2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    32.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    -0.5
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
NORTH DAKOTA    85.9
 

U.S RATE    83.9
 

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    85.7
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.2

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NORTH DAKOTA    27.8

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    37

2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    26.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.4
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NORTH DAKOTA    12.1

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    31 (tie)

2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    11.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.6

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
NORTH DAKOTA    26.5

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    43

2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    29.7

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    -3.2
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NORTH DAKOTA    6.7

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    46

2005 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    6.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.3

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
NORTH DAKOTA    6.35

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    29 (tie)

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    6.48

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.13
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    1,512

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    175.3

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    39

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    175.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.5

2. CANCER

DEATHS    1,302

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    168.9

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    42

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    166.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.0

3. STROKE

DEATHS    368

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    41.5

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    40

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    54.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -13.1

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    272

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    34.0

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    46

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    34.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS    287

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    39.3

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    30

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    37.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.4

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    204

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    25.8

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    20 (tie)

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    26.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.7

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    287

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    29.8

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    7

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    33.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -3.7

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    172

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    18.5

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    35

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    16.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.9

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    67

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    7.6

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    44

2004 NORTH DAKOTA RATE    6.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    41

NORTH DAKOTA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    5.7

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    43

2004 NORTH DAKOTA 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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