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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Ranking:  New Hampshire is 4th this year; it was 3rd in 2006. 

Strengths:  Strengths include a low percentage of children in poverty at 5.6 percent of persons under age 18, ready access to adequate prenatal care with 86.7 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a low premature death rate with 5,658 years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population and a low infant mortality rate at 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Challenges: Challenges include a high rate of cancer deaths at 206.5 deaths per 100,000 population and a moderate prevalence of binge drinking at 15.0 percent of the population.

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 9.7 percent to 11.5 percent.

↓ In the past year, the prevalence of smoking declined from 20.4 percent to 18.7 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 8.4 to 5.1 deaths per 1,000 live births.

↓ Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty decreased from 8.9 percent to 5.6 percent of persons under age 18.

Health Disparities:  In New Hampshire, Other Races experience 57 percent less premature death than whites.   Residents in non-urban areas in New Hampshire experience 17 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties of large metropolitan areas.

State Health Department Web Site:     www.dhhs.state.nh.us/
           


 

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New Hampshire                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 18.7↓ 17 20.4 22 22.3 18 30.7 31
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 15 23 14.7* 28* 20* 48* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 22.4↓ 9 23.1 17 14.6 2 11.1 19
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 78.7 20 78.2 18 74.5* 19* 74.6* 32
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 139 4 135 4 107 1 149 5
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 4.8 15 4.6 16 5.2 18 8.7* 17
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 9.8 13 9.5 13 8.9 4 18.3 12
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 5.6 1 5.5 1 8.1 6 8.9 2
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 11.5↑ 13 9.7 6 8.6 7 11.2 23
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $158 21 $158 21 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 81.8 19 82.8 22 78.4 14 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 86.7 1 86.7 1 87.3* 1* 79.8* 2*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 121.3 17 118.5 18 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 63.9↑ 12 61.8 10 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 13.9 4 13.6 3 13.7 1 10 4
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3 13 3 13 3.2 35 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.1 10 3.2 9 3.1 15 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.1 2 5.6 12 4.3 1 8.4 2
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 277.8↓ 12 288.1 12 332.3 16 401.6 26
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 206.5↑ 34