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2012 | Indiana | Compare Counties

  Indiana Wabash
County
Health Outcomes   57
Mortality   64
Premature death 7,687 8,468    
Morbidity   47
Poor or fair health 16% 15%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.6 2.8    
Low birthweight 8.1% 8.7%    
Health Factors   40
Health Behaviors   67
Adult smoking 24% 23%    
Adult obesity 31% 36%    
Physical inactivity 27% 27%    
Excessive drinking 16% 20%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 17    
Sexually transmitted infections 341 122    
Teen birth rate 44 38    
Clinical Care   23
Uninsured 16% 16%    
Primary care physicians 889:1 1,490:1    
Preventable hospital stays 78 59    
Diabetic screening 82% 84%    
Mammography screening 64% 65%    
Social & Economic Factors   48
High school graduation 84% 85%    
Some college 58% 48%    
Unemployment 10.2% 11.1%    
Children in poverty 22% 18%    
Inadequate social support 20% 17%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 26%    
Violent crime rate 367 91    
Physical Environment   52
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 2    
Air pollution-ozone days 3 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 6    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 50% 57%