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2012 | Pennsylvania | Compare Counties

  Pennsylvania Delaware
County
Health Outcomes   37
Mortality   38
Premature death 7,284 7,344    
Morbidity   35
Poor or fair health 14% 13%    
Poor physical health days 3.5 3.3    
Poor mental health days 3.6 3.6    
Low birthweight 8.3% 8.1%    
Health Factors   13
Health Behaviors   12
Adult smoking 21% 22%    
Adult obesity 29% 27%    
Physical inactivity 26% 24%    
Excessive drinking 18% 19%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 13 7    
Sexually transmitted infections 346 381    
Teen birth rate 31 23    
Clinical Care   13
Uninsured 12% 10%    
Primary care physicians 838:1 654:1    
Preventable hospital stays 72 76    
Diabetic screening 83% 80%    
Mammography screening 67% 68%    
Social & Economic Factors   16
High school graduation 79% 86%    
Some college 59% 68%    
Unemployment 8.7% 8.5%    
Children in poverty 19% 14%    
Inadequate social support 21% 19%    
Children in single-parent households 32% 31%    
Violent crime rate 405 546    
Physical Environment   54
Air pollution-particulate matter days 10 7    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 12    
Access to recreational facilities 11 15    
Limited access to healthy foods 7% 4%    
Fast food restaurants 48% 55%