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ILLINOIS

Ranking:  Illinois is 27th this year; it was 25th in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low occupational fatalities rate at 4.2 deaths per 100,000 workers, ready access to primary care with 127.8 primary care physicians per 100,000 population and few poor mental health days per month at 3.0 days in the previous 30 days. 

Challenges: Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 19.2 percent of the population, a high rate of preventable hospitalizations with 89.4 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees and a high violent crime rate at 542 offenses per 100,000 population. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the occupational fatalities rate increased from 3.5 to 4.2 deaths per 100,000 workers.

↑ In the past year, the high school graduation rate increased from 75.9 percent to 80.3 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 11.9 to 7.3 deaths per 1,000 live births.

↓ Since 1990, the violent crime rate decreased from 795 to 542 offenses per 100,000 population. 

Health Disparities: In Illinois, blacks experience 102 percent more premature death than whites.  In the large metropolitan areas, residents in the central counties experience 42 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.idph.state.il.us/
 


 

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Illinois                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 20.5↑ 27 19.9 17 24.2 37 28.7 19
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 19.2 47 16.8* 41* 19.7* 46* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 25.1 25 25.1 28 20.9 35 10.9 17
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 80.3↑ 16 75.9 25 76.9* 13* 77.8* 21
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 542 38 552 40 808 47 795 47
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 4.2 8 3.5 6 4.4 10 8.3* 15
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 20.6 35 19.8 33 26.8 27 27.2 19
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 14.9↓ 24 15.6 22 15 22 21.8 34
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 14 26 13.7 27 12.8 26 10.1 18
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $190 12 $190 12 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 79.8↓ 32 83.5 15 72 32 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 77.5 23 77.5 23 76.5* 23* 68.8* 30*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 127.8 10 127.8 10 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 89.4↑ 42 86.4 41 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 1.9 27 3.6 25 0.1 27 0.4 30
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3 13 3.2 23 2.7 9 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.3 17 3.2 9 3.2 23 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.3 31 7 28 8.4 38 11.9 46
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 317.7 30 326.2 30 367.7 33 430.3 41
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 208.1 35 209.2