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MARYLAND

Ranking:  Maryland is 28th this year; it was 32nd in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include ready access to primary care with 179.0 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, a low percentage of children in poverty at 10.9 percent of persons under age 18, few poor physical health days per month at 3.0 days in the previous 30 days and a low prevalence of smoking at 17.7 percent of the population. 

Challenges: Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 36.9 cases per 100,000 population, a high violent crime rate at 679 offenses per 100,000 population and limited access to adequate prenatal care, with 70.1 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 13.3 percent to 10.9 percent of persons under age 18.

↓ In the past year, the violent crime rate decreased from 704 to 679 offenses per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 11.6 to 7.5 deaths per 1,000 live births.

↑ Since 1990, the rate of uninsured population increased from 8.9 percent to 13.8 percent.

Health Disparities: In Maryland, blacks experience 75 percent more premature death than whites.  In the large metropolitan areas, residents in the central counties experience 152 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties.

State Health Department Web Site:     www.dhmh.state.md.us/
           


 

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Maryland                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 17.7↓ 7 18.9 11 20.3 8 29.7 26
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 13.8 16 11.9* 10* 15.9* 29* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 24.9 23 24.4 25 18.2 18 12 29
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 79.5 17 79.2 15 70.6* 30* 76.5* 25
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 679↓ 43 704 47 797 46 768 45
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 5.2 18 5 20 3.8 6 5.7* 5
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 36.9 48 36.5 48 48.5 46 41.1 38
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 10.9↓ 6 13.3 13 6.6 1 16.4 17
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 13.8 25 13.4 24 10.4 19 8.9 11
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $189 14 $189 14 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 80.1↓ 29 82.3 24 72.7 30 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 70.1 38 70.1 38 82.1* 7* 75.3* 11*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 179 1 176.8 1 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 75.1 26 73.3 26 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 1.1 29 -1.2 33 6.4 15 3.2 23
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.1 17 3.2 23 3.7 46 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3 6 3.1 7 3.1 15 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.5 33 8.4 44 8.7 42 11.6 41
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 303.1↓ 27 314.9 27 335.1 20 409 28
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 200.8 23 203.9