2011 | Lowndes, Mississippi
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| Lowndes County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Mississippi | Rank (of 81) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 8 | ||||
| Mortality | 9 | ||||
| Premature death | 9,146 | 8,300-9,992 | 5,564 | 11,030 | |
| Morbidity | 13 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 21% | 18-25% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 3.5 | 2.9-4.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 4.1 | 3.4-4.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 11.6% | 10.9-12.4% | 6.0% | 11.6% | |
| Health Factors | 13 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 28 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 24% | 20-28% | 15% | 24% | |
| Adult obesity | 35% | 31-39% | 25% | 34% | |
| Excessive drinking | 13% | 10-16% | 8% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 17 | 13-21 | 12 | 32 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 729 | 83 | 728 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 62 | 58-66 | 22 | 65 | |
| Clinical Care | 7 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 25% | 20-29% | 13% | 24% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,139:1 | 631:1 | 1,155:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 68 | 64-73 | 52 | 100 | |
| Diabetic screening | 84% | 74-94% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 60% | 50-70% | 74% | 56% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 25 | ||||
| High school graduation | 70% | 92% | 64% | ||
| Some college | 56% | 68% | 53% | ||
| Unemployment | 10.6% | 5.3% | 9.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 32% | 25-39% | 11% | 30% | |
| Inadequate social support | 25% | 21-30% | 14% | 25% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 42% | 20% | 44% | ||
| Homicide rate | 6 | 4-9 | 1 | 10 | |
| Physical Environment | 25 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 60% | 92% | 58% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 8 | 17 | 7 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
