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NEW YORK

Ranking:  New York is 26th this year; it was 29th in 2006. 

Strengths:  Strengths include ready access to primary care with 170.0 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, a low prevalence of obesity at 22.9 percent of the population and a low rate of cancer deaths at 188.5 deaths per 100,000 population. 

Challenges:  Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 46.0 cases per 100,000 population, a low high school graduation rate with 60.9 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years and a high percentage of children in poverty at 19.0 percent of persons under age 18.  New York ranks lower for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness may decline over time.

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 13.0 percent to 14.0 percent.

↑ In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease increased from 43.5 to 46.0 cases per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the violent crime rate decreased from 1,007 to 435 offenses per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate declined from 10.7 to 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Health Disparities:  In New York, blacks experience 43 percent more premature death than whites.  Residents in non-urban areas of the state experience 24 percent more premature death than those in the fringe counties of large metropolitan areas.

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


 

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New York                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 18.2↓ 13 20.5 24 21.8 16 28.7 19
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 15.7 28 14.7* 28* 13.9* 18* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 22.9↑ 11 22.2 13 17.4 14 9.8 6
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 60.9 49 60.9 48 61* 40* 66.7* 45
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 435 29 444 30 638 39 1007 49
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 4.3 12 3.9 9 4.8 14 4.2* 2
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 46.0↑ 50 43.5 50 70.9 50 58.8 44
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 19.0↓ 36 20.5 40 21.8 42 22 36
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 14.0↑ 26 13 22 15.1 36 10.7 20
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $316 4 $316 4 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 83.5 12 81.6 26 78.2 15 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) --- 48 66.4* 48 70.3* 41* 60.3* 47*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 170 3 168.9 4 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 78.7 31 80.2 35 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 1 30 -0.7 31 -1.2 29 -2.4 36
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.2 18 3.4 32 2.9 21 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.4 25 3.5 22 3.3 29 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.9 13 6.1 17 6.5 12 10.7 35
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 325.3 35 334.9 35 382.7 42 430.3 41
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 188.5 7