STATE PROFILE: NEVADA
NEVADA: 20.0%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 122005 NEVADA RATE 40.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3U.S RATE
83.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.0
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 172005 NEVADA RATE 31.0
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.3U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 72005 NEVADA RATE 13.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.5U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 72004 NEVADA RATE 50.1
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.7LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 22 (tie)2005 NEVADA RATE 8.3
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 noneU.S RATE 6.83
RANK 392004 NEVADA RATE 6.00
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.141. HEART DISEASE
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 242.1
U.S. RATE 211.12004 RANK 9
2004 NEVADA RATE 236.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.5
2. CANCER
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 191.0
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 17
2004 NEVADA RATE 193.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.4
3. STROKE
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 46.8
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 27
2004 NEVADA RATE 53.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -6.6
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 59.4
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 4
2004 NEVADA RATE 56.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.6
5. ACCIDENTS
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 47.3
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 17
2004 NEVADA RATE 45.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.9
6. DIABETES
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 15.3
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 49
2004 NEVADA RATE 13.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.4
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 17.1
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 47
2004 NEVADA RATE 17.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.1
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.4
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 15
2004 NEVADA RATE 21.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.4
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 21.4
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 5
2004 NEVADA RATE 21.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.1
10. SEPTICEMIA
NEVADA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.3
U.S. RATE 11.22005 RANK 5
2004 NEVADA RATE 22.1CHANGE 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.