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MAINE

Ranking:  Maine is 7th this year; it was 9th in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low violent crime rate at 116 offenses per 100,000 population, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 85.3 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a low rate of cardiovascular deaths at 264.8 deaths per 100,000 population and a low rate of uninsured population at 9.3 percent.   Maine ranks higher for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over time.

Challenges: Challenges include a high rate of cancer deaths at 211.7 deaths per 100,000 population, many poor physical health days per month at 3.6 days in the previous 30 days and low immunization coverage with 79.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations. 

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 10.3 percent to 9.3 percent.

↓ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 15.8 percent to 13.2 percent of persons under age 18.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking declined from 30.3 percent to 20.9 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 16.3 to 6.5 cases per 100,000 population.

Health Disparities: In Maine, blacks experience 17 percent more premature death than whites.   

State Health Department Web Site:     www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/
           


 

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Maine                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 20.9 29 20.8 28 23.3 29 30.3 28
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 16.2 31 14* 20* 14.8* 23* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 23.1 14 22.7 14 19.4 24 12.2 31
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 77.6↑ 23 76.3 23 78.5* 9* 78.8* 17
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 116 1 113 1 126 4 153 7
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 4.2 8 4.4 13 5.9 25 9.1* 24
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 6.5 9 6.9 8 8.6 3 16.3 8
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 13.2↓ 14 15.8 23 17.5 29 21.6 33
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 9.3↓ 5 10.3 8 10.8 20 9.6 15
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $158 21 $158 21 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 79.8↓ 32 83.3 17 76.8 22 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 85.3 3 85.3 3 84.8* 4* 74.8* 12*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 122.4↑ 14 120.1 16 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 66 15 66.1 19 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 12.8 5 12.1 4 6.9 10 5.9 14
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.2 18 3.4 32 2.7 9 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.6 35 3.9 42 3.4 37 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.3 21 6.3 22 5.7 4 8.5 3
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 264.8 6 270.3 5 345.3 25 416.7 31
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 211.7 39 216.9