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INDIANA

Ranking:  Indiana is 32nd this year; it was 33rd in 2006.

Strengths:  Strengths include a low rate of uninsured population at 11.8 percent, a low percentage of children in poverty at 14.3 percent of persons under age 18, a low incidence of infectious disease at 10.6 cases per 100,000 population and a moderate violent crime rate at 315 offenses per 100,000 population.  Indiana ranks higher for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over time. 

Challenges:  Challenges include a high prevalence of smoking at 24.1 percent of the population, a high prevalence of obesity at 27.8 percent of the population, a high rate of cancer deaths at 217.5 deaths per 100,000 population and limited access to primary care with 101.1 primary care physicians per 100,000 population.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 27.3 percent to 24.1 percent of the population.

↓ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 13.6 percent to 11.8 percent. ↓ Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 18.0 to 10.6 cases per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 20.8 percent to 14.3 percent of persons under age 18.

Health Disparities:  In Indiana, blacks experience 62 percent more premature death than whites.  Deaths from cancer are 32 percent more prevalent among blacks than whites.

State Health Department Web Site:     www.in.gov/isdh/
 


 

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Indiana                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 24.1↓ 46 27.3 49 27 43 32.8 43
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 15.9 30 14.3* 24* 19.1* 45* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 27.8 41 27.2 41 19.9 26 14.5 48
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 73.5↓ 33 75.5 29 70.8* 29* 75.9* 30
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 315 22 324 22 431 26 329 18
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 6.8↑ 33 5.4 23 6.5 32 10.8* 31
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 10.6 17 11.3 17 15.3 12 18 11
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 14.3↓ 21 18.6 35 8.5 7 20.8 30
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 11.8↓ 14 13.6 25 9 9 10.9 22
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $117 34 $117 34 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 79.5 34 78.1 39 65.3 47 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 73.2 32 73.2 32 73.8* 33* 72* 19*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 101.1 39 100 38 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 83.2↑ 36 79.6 34 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 1.2 28 0.2 30 2.3 21 2.1 28
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.6 39 3.7 45 3.1 31 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.5 31 3.7 35 3.1 15 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.8 36 8 40 7.9 34 10.7 35
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 334.5 37 343.2 37 378.3 37 425.8 39
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 217.5 45 219.7