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MISSISSIPPI

Ranking:  Mississippi is 50th this year; it was 49th in 2006.

Strengths: Strengths include a low prevalence of binge drinking at 9.3 percent of the population, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 81.3 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care and a low violent crime rate at 299 offenses per 100,000 population. 

Challenges: Mississippi is among the bottom five states on 11 of the 20 measures.  Challenges include a high percentage of children in poverty at 28.8 percent of persons under age 18, a high prevalence of obesity at 31.4 percent of the population, a high prevalence of smoking at 25.1 percent of the population and a high rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease at 398.2 deaths per 100,000 population. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 16.9 percent to 20.8 percent.

↑ In the past year, the prevalence of smoking increased from 23.6 percent to 25.1 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 13.0 to 10.0 deaths per 1,000 live births.

↓ Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 36.3 percent to 28.8 percent of persons under age 18.

Health Disparities: In Mississippi, blacks experience 41 percent more premature death than whites.   Deaths from cancer are 27 percent more prevalent among blacks than whites. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.msdh.state.ms.us/ 
           


 

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Mississippi                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 25.1↑ 47 23.6 42 22.9 26 31.1 34
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 9.3 4 9.8* 4* 12.1* 11* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 31.4 50 30.9 48 23.2 49 15 49
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 62.7 47 62.7 47 56.4* 47* 65.6* 47
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 299 20 280 15 411 22 269 14
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 11.4↓ 47 14.1 47 9.9 45 15.4* 46
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 22 38 22.5 36 31.9 31 27.3 20
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 28.8↓ 50 30.7 50 22.3 46 36.3 49
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 20.8↑ 45 16.9 37 15.2 38 19 44
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $197 11 $197 11 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 76.2↓ 43 83.6 14 79 10 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 81.3 8 81.3 8 74.9* 29* 70.1* 24*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 81.1 48 82.7 48 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 109.8 47 106.2 48 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants -12.3 49 -10.2 46 -8.5 48 -6 45
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 4.4↑ 47 4 48 3.4 44 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 4 44 4.1 44 3.4 37 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 10 49 10.1 49 10.4 49 13 49
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 398.2 49 408.1 49 426.4 50 432.8 45
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 212.4 40