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FLORIDA

Ranking: Florida is 41st this year, unchanged from 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low rate of cancer deaths at 191.8 deaths per 100,000 population, a low prevalence of obesity at 23.1 percent of the population and a low prevalence of binge drinking at 13.7 percent of the population.

Challenges: Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 41.0 cases per 100,000 population, a high rate of uninsured population at 21.2 percent and a high violent crime rate at 712 offenses per 100,000 population.  Florida ranks lower for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 15.8 percent to 14.6 percent of persons under age 18.

↑ In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease increased from 39.1 to 41.0 cases per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 31.7 percent to 21.0 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the violent crime rate declined from 1,024 to 712 offenses per 100,000 population.

Health Disparities:  In Florida, Other Races experience 59 percent less premature death than whites.  Residents in non-urban areas in Florida experience 31 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties of large metropolitan areas.

State Health Department Web Site:      www.doh.state.fl.us/
 


 

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Florida                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 21.0↓ 30 21.7 32 20.6 9 31.7 37
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 13.7 15 14.1* 23* 12.8* 17* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 23.1 14 22.8 16 18.6 20 13.6 43
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 66.4 44 66.7 42 57* 46* 63.5* 49
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 712 47 709 48 939 49 1024 50
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 7.2 35 7 32 5.8 24 10.7* 30
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 41.0↑ 49 39.1 49 52.8 48 47 40
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 14.6↓ 23 15.8 23 18.4 34 25.4 44
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 21.2↑ 47 20.2 48 17.8 42 17.8 41
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $143 27 $143 27 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 82.2↑ 16 79.3 31 77.9 17 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 77 25 77 25 79.1* 16* 62.8* 42*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 106.2 32 106 32 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 70.1 20 70 24 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants -9.1 47 -10.2 46 -6.9 44 -10.5 50
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.3 30 3.4 32 2.9 21 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.4 25 3.6 31 3.3 29 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.2 30 7.1 29 7.2 24 10.8 37
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 290 20 298.5 21 295.6 5 365.5 11
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 191.8 12 191.8