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GEORGIA

Ranking:  Georgia is 40th this year; it was 42nd in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 12.0 percent of the population and high immunization coverage with 83.3 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.

Challenges: Challenges include a low high school graduation rate with 61.2 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a high incidence of infectious disease at 31.7 cases per 100,000 population, a high infant mortality rate at 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births and a high rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 342.4 deaths per 100,000 population.  Georgia ranks lower for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 22.1 percent to 19.9 percent of the population.

↑ In the past year, the violent crime rate increased from 446 to 471 offenses per 100,000 population.

↑ Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 10.8 percent to 27.1 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 12.6 to 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Health Disparities:  In Georgia, blacks experience 44 percent more premature death than whites.  Residents in non-urban areas in Georgia experience 47 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties of large metropolitan areas. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.health.state.ga.us/
 


 

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Georgia                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 19.9↓ 23 22.1 34 23.7 34 31.8 39
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 12 8 12.1* 11* 12.5* 15* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 27.1 38 26.5 37 21.1 37 10.8 15
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 61.2 48 60.8 49 51.3* 50* 65* 48
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 471↑ 32 446 31 573 34 576 38
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 6.8 33 7.2 34 6 26 14.1* 42
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 31.7↓ 46 33.3 47 38.7 38 39.7 37
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 20.4↓ 40 21.2 42 19.5 39 25.1 42
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 17.7↓ 38 18.3 45 14.5 34 16 38
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $138 28 $138 28 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 83.3 13 84.7 10 77.9 17 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 73.6 31 73.6 31 80* 13* 66.8* 35*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 103 36 102.3 36 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 82 35 81 36 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants -6.6 42 -7.6 43 -2.8 36 -1.8 35
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.4 34 3.6 41 3 27 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.3 17 3.6 31 2.8 7 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 8.3 43 8.1 41 8.5 41 12.6 47
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 342.4↓ 41 353.4 41 378.6 38 431.2 43
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 201.5 25