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| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
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Georgia RANKING: Georgia is 42nd this year; it was 43rd in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include high immunization coverage with 84.7 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations and moderate per capita public health spending at $138 per person.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 60.8 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a high incidence of infectious disease at 33.3 cases per 100,000 population, a high infant mortality rate at 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births and a high rate of uninsured population at 18.9 percent.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 37.7 to 33.3 cases per 100,000 population. In the past year, the prevalence of smoking increased from 19.9 percent to 22.1 percent of the population. Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 12.6 to 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births. Since 1990, the rate of motor vehicle deaths decreased from 2.5 to 1.5 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Georgia, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 73 percent among Hispanics to 91 percent among whites. Cancer is 57 percent more prevalent among blacks (483.7 cases per 100,000 population) than Hispanics (307.5 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Georgia is moderate compared to other states and the quality of care is low.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.health.state.ga.us/ |
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