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2012 | Wisconsin | Compare Counties

  Wisconsin Iowa
County
Health Outcomes   4
Mortality   15
Premature death 6,124 5,336    
Morbidity   2
Poor or fair health 12% 7%    
Poor physical health days 3.3 1.7    
Poor mental health days 3.0 3.6    
Low birthweight 6.9% 5.2%    
Health Factors   20
Health Behaviors   49
Adult smoking 20% 21%    
Adult obesity 29% 30%    
Physical inactivity 23% 24%    
Excessive drinking 24% 26%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 15 26    
Sexually transmitted infections 372 153    
Teen birth rate 31 21    
Clinical Care   37
Uninsured 11% 11%    
Primary care physicians 744:1 1,027:1    
Preventable hospital stays 59 52    
Diabetic screening 89% 88%    
Mammography screening 73% 65%    
Social & Economic Factors   8
High school graduation 86% 90%    
Some college 63% 65%    
Unemployment 8.3% 7.6%    
Children in poverty 19% 13%    
Inadequate social support 17% 10%    
Children in single-parent households 29% 16%    
Violent crime rate 275 77    
Physical Environment   67
Air pollution-particulate matter days 5 4    
Air pollution-ozone days 1 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 17%    
Fast food restaurants 41% 34%