STATE PROFILE: FLORIDA
PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
FLORIDA: 23.7%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
FLORIDA 44.5
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 6
2005 FLORIDA RATE 42.8
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +2.7
EARLY PRENATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
FLORIDA 72.2
12-STATE AND PUERTO RICO REPORTING AREA: 70.2
2004 FLORIDA RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
FLORIDA 36.1
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 2
2005 FLORIDA RATE 34.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.2
PRETERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
FLORIDA 13.8
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 12
2005 FLORIDA RATE 13.8
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 0.0
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
FLORIDA 45.2
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 17
2005 FLORIDA RATE 42.4
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +2.8
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
FLORIDA 8.7
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 17
2005 FLORIDA RATE 8.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 0.0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
FLORIDA 7.24
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 20
2004 FLORIDA RATE 7.53
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.29
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 46,279
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 194.6
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 27
2004 FLORIDA RATE
204.9
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-10.3
2. CANCER
DEATHS 40,592
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 178.1
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 35
2004 FLORIDA RATE 179.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.8
3. STROKE
DEATHS 9,361
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 39.2
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 43
2004
FLORIDA RATE
42.0
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-2.8
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 9,482
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 39.8
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 38
2004 FLORIDA RATE 38.8
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.0
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 8,868
FLORIDA
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) 47.1
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 17
2004 FLORIDA RATE 44.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.4
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 5,193
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.6
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 35 (tie)
2004
FLORIDA RATE
21.6
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
+1.0
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 4,608
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.4
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 43
2004 FLORIDA RATE 17.8
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.6
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 2,802
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 11.8
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
50
2004
FLORIDA RATE 13.2
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.4
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 2,416
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 10.2
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 38 (tie)
2004
FLORIDA RATE
9.8
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-1.4
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 1,845
FLORIDA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 8.0
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 32
2004 FLORIDA 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.