STATE PROFILE

STATE PROFILE: NEVADA

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

NEVADA: 20.0%

U.S.: 16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

NEVADA 41.2

U.S RATE 38.5

2006 RANK 12

2005 NEVADA RATE 40.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3

EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)

NEVADA 75.0

U.S RATE 83.9

2004 NEVADA RATE 74.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.0

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEVADA 32.3

U.S RATE 31.1

2006 RANK 17

2005 NEVADA RATE 31.0

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.3

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEVADA 14.4

U.S RATE 12.8

2006 RANK 7

2005 NEVADA RATE 13.9

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.5

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

NEVADA 55.8

U.S RATE 41.9

RANK 7

2004 NEVADA RATE 50.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.7

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEVADA 8.3

U.S RATE 8.3

2006 RANK 22 (tie)

2005 NEVADA RATE 8.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 none

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

NEVADA 5.86

U.S RATE 6.83

RANK 39

2004 NEVADA RATE 6.00

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.14

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

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS 5094

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 242.1

U.S. RATE 211.1

2004 RANK 9

2004 NEVADA RATE 236.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.5

2. CANCER

DEATHS 4239

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 191.0

U.S. RATE 183.8

2005 RANK 17

2004 NEVADA RATE 193.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.4

3. STROKE

DEATHS 945

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 46.8

U.S. RATE 46.6

2005 RANK 27

2004 NEVADA RATE 53.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -6.6

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS 1227

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 59.4

U.S. RATE 43.2

2005 RANK 4

2004 NEVADA RATE 56.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.6

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS 1104

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 47.3

U.S. RATE 39.1

2005 RANK 17

2004 NEVADA RATE 45.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.9

6. DIABETES

DEATHS 336

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.3

U.S. RATE 24.6

2005 RANK 49

2004 NEVADA RATE 13.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.4

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS 310

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 17.1

U.S. RATE 22.9

2005 RANK 47

2004 NEVADA RATE 17.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.1

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS 443

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.4

U.S. RATE 20.3

2005 RANK 15

2004 NEVADA RATE 21.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.4

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS 438

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 21.4

U.S. RATE 14.3

2005 RANK 5

2004 NEVADA RATE 21.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.1

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS 417

NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.3

U.S. RATE 11.2

2005 RANK 5

2004 NEVADA RATE 22.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.8

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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