STATE PROFILE:  NEW MEXICO

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

NEW MEXICO:  24.8%

U.S.:  16.6%
 

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
NEW MEXICO    51.2

U.S RATE    38.5

2006 RANK    2

2005 NEW MEXICO RATE    50.8

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
NEW MEXICO    71.2

U.S RATE    83.9
 

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    69.4
 

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.8

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NEW MEXICO    23.3

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    47

2005 NEW MEXICO RATE    22.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.1
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NEW MEXICO    14.1

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    8 (tie)

2005 NEW MEXICO RATE    13.1

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.0

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
NEW MEXICO    64.1

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    2

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    61.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.5
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
NEW MEXICO    8.9

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    13 (tie)

2005 NEW MEXICO RATE    8.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
NEW MEXICO    6.13

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    34

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    6.11

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.02
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS    3435

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    184.5

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    33

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    180.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +4.1

2. CANCER

DEATHS    3141

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    162.6

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    47

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    161.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.7

3. STROKE

DEATHS    790

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    39.6

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    42

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    40.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.9

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    855

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    46.0

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    29

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    41.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -1.7

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS    1267

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    66.6

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    2 (tie)

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    67.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.6

 

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    595

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    31.2

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    4

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    31.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.5

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    327

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    18.3

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    44

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    18.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.5

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    353

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    19.2

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    30

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    17.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -1.9

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    239

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    12.9

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    29

2004 NEW MEXICO RATE    12.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.4

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    143

NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    7.7

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    33

2004 NEW MEXICO 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.S

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