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| Introduction to Outcomes |
| Poor Mental Health Days |
| Poor Physical Health Days |
| Infant Mortality |
| Cardiovascular Deaths |
| Cancer Deaths |
| Premature Death |
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Louisiana RANKING: Louisiana is 50th this year; it was 49th in 2005.STRENGTHS: Strengths include ready access to adequate prenatal care with 82.8 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and few poor mental health days at 2.7 days in the previous 30 days.CHALLENGES: Challenges include a high prevalence of obesity at 30.8 percent of the population, a high percentage of children in poverty at 24.7 percent of persons under age 18, a high rate of cancer deaths at 223.3 deaths per 100,000 population, a high infant mortality rate at 9.9 deaths per 1,000 live births and a high premature death rate with 10,530 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population.SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 17.2 percent to 18.8 percent of the population. In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 32.3 to 28.0 cases per 100,000 population. Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 38.5 percent to 24.7 percent of persons under age 18. Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 12.3 percent to 30.8 percent of the population. HEALTH DISPARITIES: In Louisiana, the percentage of women who receive prenatal care varies from 75 percent among blacks to 91 percent among whites. Cancer is 14 percent more prevalent among Hispanics (541.7 cases per 100,000 population) than whites (477.2 cases per 100,000 population).CLINICAL CARE: The cost of clinical care in Louisiana is moderate compared to other states and the quality of care is low.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB SITE: www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/ |
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