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2012 | Louisiana | Compare Counties

  Louisiana Grant
Health Outcomes   50
Mortality   51
Premature death 10,361 11,769    
Morbidity   42
Poor or fair health 19% 25%    
Poor physical health days 3.7 5.0    
Poor mental health days 3.2 3.7    
Low birthweight 11.0% 9.4%    
Health Factors   34
Health Behaviors   46
Adult smoking 22% 30%    
Adult obesity 33% 32%    
Physical inactivity 30% 33%    
Excessive drinking 15% 14%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 24    
Sexually transmitted infections 626 356    
Teen birth rate 55 62    
Clinical Care   36
Uninsured 20% 19%    
Primary care physicians 863:1 4,994:1    
Preventable hospital stays 93 98    
Diabetic screening 79% 79%    
Mammography screening 63% 59%    
Social & Economic Factors   17
High school graduation 67% 70%    
Some college 52% 39%    
Unemployment 7.5% 7.8%    
Children in poverty 27% 24%    
Inadequate social support 23% 25%    
Children in single-parent households 41% 33%    
Violent crime rate 676 109    
Physical Environment   64
Air pollution-particulate matter days 4 1    
Air pollution-ozone days 7 0    
Access to recreational facilities 9 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 14% 41%    
Fast food restaurants 53% 100%