STATE PROFILE: NEW HAMPSHIRE
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE: 38.5
2006 RANK: 472005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 27.3
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +2.1EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
U.S. REPORTING AREA: 70.2
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE: 31.1
2006 RANK: 24 (tie)2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 28.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +1.9PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE: 12.8
2006 RANK: 47 (tie)2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 10.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: -0.1TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
U.S RATE: 41.9
RANK: 502004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 17.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: +0.8LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE: 8.3
2006 RANK: 38 (tie)2005 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 7.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006: -0.1INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
U.S RATE: 6.83
RANK: 472004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 4.93
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.09LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)
1. HEART DISEASE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 179.4
U.S. RATE: 211.12005 RANK: 36
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 197.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -18.2
2. CANCER
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 183.7
U.S. RATE: 183.82005 RANK: 28
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 192.1CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -8.4
3. STROKE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 35.5
U.S. RATE: 46.62005 RANK: 48
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 44.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -8.7
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 46.2
U.S. RATE: 43.22005 RANK: 26 (tie)
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 45.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.4
5. ACCIDENTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 35.2
U.S. RATE: 39.12005 RANK: 38
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 33.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +1.6
6. DIABETES
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 22.5
U.S. RATE: 24.62005 RANK: 38
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 23.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -1.0
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 26.1
U.S. RATE: 22.92005 RANK: 20
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 24.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +1.3
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 19.4
U.S. RATE: 20.32005 RANK: 29
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 20.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: -0.8
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 12.4
U.S. RATE: 14.32005 RANK: 30
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 12.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: none
10. SEPTICEMIA
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RATE (age-adjusted): 6.8
U.S. RATE: 11.22005 RANK: 35
2004 NEW HAMPSHIRE RATE: 6.7CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005: +0.1
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.