The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

2011 | Dearborn, Indiana

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  Dearborn
County
Error
Margin
National
Benchmark*
Indiana Rank
(of 92)
Health Outcomes 28
Mortality 22
Premature death 6,883 6,081-7,685 5,564 7,781  
Morbidity 34
Poor or fair health 14% 10-19% 10% 16%  
Poor physical health days 4.2 3.0-5.4 2.6 3.6  
Poor mental health days 3.3 2.2-4.3 2.3 3.6  
Low birthweight 7.3% 6.6-8.1% 6.0% 8.0%  
Health Factors 12
Health Behaviors 40
Adult smoking     15% 25%  
Adult obesity 29% 25-35% 25% 30%  
Excessive drinking 20% 14-27% 8% 16%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate 18 14-23 12 16  
Sexually transmitted infections 144   83 349  
Teen birth rate 36 33-40 22 45  
Clinical Care 30
Uninsured adults 13% 10-15% 13% 15%  
Primary care physicians 1,473:1   631:1 889:1  
Preventable hospital stays 90 84-96 52 77  
Diabetic screening 87% 75-99% 89% 81%  
Mammography screening 65% 54-77% 74% 61%  
Social & Economic Factors 12
High school graduation 85%   92% 74%  
Some college 52%   68% 57%  
Unemployment 9.6%   5.3% 10.1%  
Children in poverty 11% 9-14% 11% 18%  
Inadequate social support 18% 11-29% 14% 20%  
Children in single-parent households 23%   20% 31%  
Homicide rate     1 6  
Physical Environment 4
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1   0 2  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 3  
Access to healthy foods 83%   92% 58%  
Access to recreational facilities 14   17 10  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data