2011 | St. Louis, Missouri
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| St. Louis County |
Error Margin |
National Benchmark* |
Missouri | Rank (of 114) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Outcomes | 18 | ||||
| Mortality | 13 | ||||
| Premature death | 6,778 | 6,585-6,970 | 5,564 | 8,043 | |
| Morbidity | 34 | ||||
| Poor or fair health | 12% | 10-14% | 10% | 16% | |
| Poor physical health days | 2.7 | 2.4-3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | |
| Poor mental health days | 2.7 | 2.4-3.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | |
| Low birthweight | 8.8% | 8.6-9.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | |
| Health Factors | 4 | ||||
| Health Behaviors | 7 | ||||
| Adult smoking | 19% | 17-21% | 15% | 24% | |
| Adult obesity | 29% | 26-31% | 25% | 30% | |
| Excessive drinking | 20% | 18-22% | 8% | 17% | |
| Motor vehicle crash death rate | 10 | 9-11 | 12 | 20 | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 518 | 83 | 422 | ||
| Teen birth rate | 27 | 27-28 | 22 | 45 | |
| Clinical Care | 1 | ||||
| Uninsured adults | 13% | 11-15% | 13% | 17% | |
| Primary care physicians | 588:1 | 631:1 | 1,015:1 | ||
| Preventable hospital stays | 68 | 67-69 | 52 | 79 | |
| Diabetic screening | 82% | 79-85% | 89% | 83% | |
| Mammography screening | 67% | 64-70% | 74% | 62% | |
| Social & Economic Factors | 14 | ||||
| High school graduation | 85% | 92% | 82% | ||
| Some college | 73% | 68% | 60% | ||
| Unemployment | 9.0% | 5.3% | 9.3% | ||
| Children in poverty | 12% | 10-14% | 11% | 19% | |
| Inadequate social support | 19% | 16-21% | 14% | 20% | |
| Children in single-parent households | 33% | 20% | 32% | ||
| Violent crime rate | 354 | 100 | 516 | ||
| Physical Environment | 95 | ||||
| Air pollution-particulate matter days | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air pollution-ozone days | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Access to healthy foods | 91% | 92% | 47% | ||
| Access to recreational facilities | 15 | 17 | 10 | ||
* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data
