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MICHIGAN

Ranking: Michigan is 31st this year; it was 27th in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low rate of uninsured population at 10.5 percent, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 80.8 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a low occupational fatalities rate at 3.8 deaths per 100,000 workers and a moderate incidence of infectious disease at 13.5 cases per 100,000 workers. 

Challenges: Challenges include a high violent crime rate at 562 offenses per 100,000 population, a high prevalence of obesity at 28.8 percent of the population, a high prevalence of binge drinking at 17.5 percent of the population and a high rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 336.3 deaths per 100,000 population. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 16.3 percent to 19.3 percent of persons under age 18.

↑ In the past year, the prevalence of obesity increased from 26.2 percent to 28.8 percent of the population.

↑ Since 1990, the rate of uninsured population increased from 7.2 percent to 10.5 percent.

↓ Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 23.6 to 13.5 cases per 100,000 population. 

Health Disparities: In Michigan, blacks experience 92 percent more premature death than whites.   In the large metropolitan areas, residents in the central counties experience 74 percent more premature death than residents of the fringe counties. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.michigan.gov/mdch/
           


 

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Michigan                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 22.4 38 22 33 25.1 39 34 45
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 17.5 39 16.6* 40* 19* 44* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 28.8↑ 44 26.2 36 22.8 48 14.1 46
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 72.5↓ 37 74 33 72.2* 25* 76.1* 26
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 562 41 554 41 621 37 780 46
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 3.8 5 3.3 3 4.8 13 7.4* 9
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 13.5 23 12.9 21 37.2 36 23.6 17
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 19.3↑ 37 16.3 26 14.1 19 22.1 38
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 10.5 11 10.3 8 9.7 14 7.2 3
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $154 24 $154 24 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 80.1↓ 29 82.7 23 70.9 33 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 80.8 11 80.8 11 79.5* 14* 76.6* 8*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 112.1 28 111.1 29 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 77.6 30 76.6 31 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 0.8 31 4.5 22 0.6 26 1.9 29
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.6 39 3.5 37 3.3 39 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.6 35 3.5 22 3.3 29 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 7.8 36 7.8 38 8.2 37 11 39
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 336.3↓ 38 347.2 39 379.6 39 448.6 49
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 202.2 27