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2012 | Louisiana | Compare Counties

  Louisiana Caldwell
Health Outcomes   18
Mortality   23
Premature death 10,361 10,161    
Morbidity   15
Poor or fair health 19% 20%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 5.0    
Poor mental health days 3.2 1.4    
Low birthweight 11.0% 10.3%    
Health Factors   43
Health Behaviors   52
Adult smoking 22% 24%    
Adult obesity 33% 38%    
Physical inactivity 30% 32%    
Excessive drinking 15% 13%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 38    
Sexually transmitted infections 626 367    
Teen birth rate 55 60    
Clinical Care   58
Uninsured 20% 24%    
Primary care physicians 863:1 1,737:1    
Preventable hospital stays 93 211    
Diabetic screening 79% 80%    
Mammography screening 63% 64%    
Social & Economic Factors   32
High school graduation 67% 82%    
Some college 52% 36%    
Unemployment 7.5% 9.8%    
Children in poverty 27% 31%    
Inadequate social support 23%      
Children in single-parent households 41% 34%    
Violent crime rate 676 409    
Physical Environment   3
Air pollution-particulate matter days 4 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 10    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 53% 56%