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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Dane
County
Health Outcomes   11
Mortality   7
Premature death 6,124 4,699    
Morbidity   33
Poor or fair health 12% 9%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 3.2    
Poor mental health days 3.0 3.0    
Low birthweight 6.9% 6.2%    
Health Factors   3
Health Behaviors   2
Adult smoking 20% 16%    
Adult obesity 29% 24%    
Physical inactivity 23% 17%    
Excessive drinking 24% 23%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 11    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 335    
Teen birth rate 31 20    
Clinical Care   6
Uninsured 11% 8%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 464:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 49    
Diabetic screening 89% 89%    
Mammography screening 73% 74%    
Social & Economic Factors   6
High school graduation 86% 86%    
Some college 63% 79%    
Unemployment 8.3% 5.6%    
Children in poverty 19% 13%    
Inadequate social support 17% 15%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 26%    
Violent crime rate 275 249    
Physical Environment   41
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 4    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 18    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 51%