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RHODE ISLAND

Ranking:  Rhode Island is 11th this year; it was 13th in 2006. 

Strengths: Strengths include a low rate of uninsured population at 8.6 percent, a low occupational fatalities rate at 3.4 deaths per 100,000 workers, ready access to primary care with 163.1 primary physicians per 100,000 population and a low violent crime rate at 228 offenses per 100,000 population. Rhode Island ranks higher for health determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over time.

Challenges:  Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 17.7 percent of the population, a high rate of preventable hospitalizations with 80.4 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees, a high incidence of infectious disease at 17.4 cases per 100,000 population and a high rate of cancer deaths at 203.5 deaths per 100,000 population.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the occupational fatalities rate decreased from 4.6 to 3.4 deaths per 100,000 workers.

↓ In the past year, the rate of uninsured population decreased from 11.5 percent to 8.6 percent.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking declined from 34.4 percent to 19.2 percent of the population.

↑ Since 1990, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 11.7 percent to 15.7 percent of persons under age 18.

Health Disparities:  In Rhode Island, blacks experience 107 percent more premature than Other Races.  In the large metropolitan areas, residents in the central counties experience 16 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties.

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


 

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Rhode Island                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 19.2 20 19.8 14 22.3 18 34.4 48
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 17.7 42 15.1* 32* 15.6* 28* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 21.4 7 21 6 16.8 11 11.1 19
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 75.9 29 77.7 19 70* 31* 72* 35
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 228 7 252 9 312 15 360 20
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 3.4↓ 2 4.6 16 5.4 20 8.7* 17
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 17.4 28 17.3 28 28.6 29 29.8 23
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 15.7↓ 27 18.1 32 14.3 20 11.7 6
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 8.6↓ 1 11.5 15 6.2 1 7 2
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $168 19 $168 19 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 82.2 16 83.1 20 83.2 3 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 81.2 9 81.2 9 86.3* 2* 77.5* 6*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 163.1↑ 5 157.7 5 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 80.4↑ 33 76.9 32 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 10.9 7 8.4 11 6.8 12 7.5 10
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.4 34 3.2 23 2.6 7 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.5 31 3.6 31 2.9 9 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.5 25 5.3 8 7 21 8.9 8
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 291.3 22 297.9 18 336.1 21 398.2 24
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 203.5 29