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  Ohio Defiance
County
Health Outcomes   25
Mortality   27
Premature death 7,513 6,616    
Morbidity   26
Poor or fair health 15% 14%    
Poor physical health days 3.6 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.8 3.1    
Low birthweight 8.6% 7.4%    
Health Factors   15
Health Behaviors   11
Adult smoking 22% 18%    
Adult obesity 30% 29%    
Physical inactivity 27% 29%    
Excessive drinking 17% 9%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 12 24    
Sexually transmitted infections 420 166    
Teen birth rate 40 42    
Clinical Care   26
Uninsured 14% 13%    
Primary care physicians 859:1 988:1    
Preventable hospital stays 78 94    
Diabetic screening 83% 88%    
Mammography screening 66% 65%    
Social & Economic Factors   28
High school graduation 78% 93%    
Some college 60% 52%    
Unemployment 10.1% 11.7%    
Children in poverty 23% 18%    
Inadequate social support 20% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 33% 29%    
Violent crime rate 360 118    
Physical Environment   40
Air pollution-particulate matter days 2 2    
Air pollution-ozone days 6 0    
Access to recreational facilities 10 3    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 0%    
Fast food restaurants 55% 46%