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NEW MEXICO

Ranking:  New Mexico is 38th this year; it was 40th in 2006. 

Strengths:  Strengths include a low rate of cancer deaths at 180.8 deaths per 100,000 population, a low prevalence of obesity at 22.9 percent of the population and a low prevalence of binge drinking at 13.0 percent of the population.

Challenges:  Challenges include a high rate of uninsured population at 22.9 percent, a high percentage of children in poverty at 23.2 percent of persons under age 18 and limited access to adequate prenatal care with 57.5 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.  New Mexico ranks lower for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the prevalence of smoking declined from 21.5 percent to 20.1 percent of the population.

↑ In the past year, the rate of preventable hospitalizations increased from 60.9 to 67.0 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.

↑ Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 9.8 percent to 22.9 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the incidence of infectious disease declined from 64.2 to 12.9 cases per 100,000 population.

Health Disparities:  In New Mexico, Other Races experience 24 percent more premature death than whites.  Deaths from cancer in the state are 14 percent higher among blacks than whites.

State Health Department Web Site:     www.health.state.nm.us/
           


 

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New Mexico                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 20.1↓ 25 21.5 31 22.4 20 28.5 15
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 13 10 10.6* 9* 14.9* 24* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 22.9 11 21.7 11 17.7 16 9.8 6
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 67.0↑ 41 63.1 46 57.9* 45* 73.2* 34
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 643 42 646 46 961 50 628 40
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 9.2↓ 43 11.6 45 6.3 29 11.6* 34
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 12.9 21 12.1 19 41.2 41 64.2 45
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 23.2↓ 46 24.7 47 29.7 50 27.1 46
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 22.9↑ 49 20.3 49 24.1 50 23.8 48
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $113 35 $113 35 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 76.3 42 78.4 36 66.6 45 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 57.5 50 57.5 50 54.3* 50* 48.8* 50*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 113.6 26 113 26 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 67.0↑ 16 60.9 9 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants -6.9 43 -10.5 48 -12.8 50 -8.2 48
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.3 30 3.5 37 3.7 46 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.9 43 4.1 44 3.7 45 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.1 17 6.1 17 6.7 15 8.8 6
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 260.2 4 269.6 4 297.6 6 328.5 1
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 180.8 4