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OREGON

Ranking:  Oregon is 20th this year; it was 19th in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low rate of preventable hospitalizations with 51.2 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees, a low violent crime rate at 280 offenses per 100,000 population, a low infant mortality rate at 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, few poor mental health days per month at 2.9 days in the previous 30 days and a low rate of cardiovascular deaths at 286.6 deaths per 100,000 population.

Challenges: Challenges include a high rate of uninsured population at 17.9 percent, low immunization coverage with 78.4 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a high rate of cancer deaths at 206.4 deaths per 100,000 population and many poor physical health days per month at 3.6 days in the previous 30 days. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population increased from 15.6 percent to 17.9 percent. 

↑ In the past year, immunization coverage increased from 72.9 percent to 78.4 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.

↑ Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 12.4 percent to 16.7 percent of persons under age 18.

↓ Since 1990, the violent crime rate decreased from 540 to 280 offenses per 100,000 population.

Health Disparities: In Oregon, blacks experience 26 percent more premature death than whites.  Deaths from cancer in the state are 17 percent more prevalent among blacks than whites. 

State Health Department Web Site:     www.oregon.gov/dhs/ph/
           


 

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Oregon                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 18.5 16 18.5 10 21.4 12 27.1 8
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 14 17 13.9* 19* 14.9* 24* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 24.8↑ 22 23.8 21 19.9 26 10.9 17
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 74.2 31 73.7 35 67.2* 35* 70.8* 37
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 280 13 287 18 420 23 540 33
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 4.9 17 4.2 11 4.9 15 14.4* 43
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 13.9 25 14.1 25 26.6 26 92.8 47
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 16.7↓ 29 17.7 29 17 26 12.4 8
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 17.9↑ 39 15.6 33 13.3 29 14.7 34
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $174 16 $174 16 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 78.4↑ 38 72.9 48 63.8 50 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 72.3 33 72.3 33 73.8* 33* 68.9* 28*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 121.9 15 120.3 15 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 51.2 3 51.2 4 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 6.2 18 5.1 20 3.5 20 -0.2 31
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 2.9↓ 9 3.6 41 3.9 48 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.6↓ 35 4 43 3.6 43 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.9 13 5.6 12 5.6 3 9.9 25
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 286.6 15 293.7 15 323.8 14 383.9 19
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 206.4 33