2011 | Washington, Mississippi
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| Washington County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Mississippi | Rank (of 81) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 63 | ||||
| Mortality | 68 | ||||
| Premature death | 13,534 | 12,443-14,624 | 5,564 | 11,030 | |
| Morbidity | 44 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 22% | 19-25% | 10% | 22% | |
| Poor physical health days | 4.0 | 3.1-4.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | |
| Poor mental health days | 3.5 | 2.8-4.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| Low birthweight | 13.6% | 12.8-14.5% | 6.0% | 11.6% | |
| Health Factors | 68 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 57 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 24% | 20-28% | 15% | 24% | |
| Adult obesity | 37% | 33-41% | 25% | 34% | |
| Excessive drinking | 9% | 7-12% | 8% | 11% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 30 | 24-35 | 12 | 32 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 1,427 | 83 | 728 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 93 | 88-97 | 22 | 65 | |
| Clinical Care | 11 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 20% | 16-23% | 13% | 24% | |
| Primary care physicians | 1,340:1 | 631:1 | 1,155:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 80 | 75-85 | 52 | 100 | |
| Diabetic screening | 64% | 55-74% | 89% | 78% | |
| Mammography screening | 63% | 51-74% | 74% | 56% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 79 | ||||
| High school graduation | 60% | 92% | 64% | ||
| Some college | 43% | 68% | 53% | ||
| Unemployment | 13.6% | 5.3% | 9.6% | ||
| Children in poverty | 50% | 41-60% | 11% | 30% | |
| Inadequate social support | 30% | 26-35% | 14% | 25% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 65% | 20% | 44% | ||
| Homicide rate | 22 | 17-26 | 1 | 10 | |
| Physical Environment | 15 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 50% | 92% | 58% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 9 | 17 | 7 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
