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WISCONSIN

Ranking:  Wisconsin is 12th this year; it was 10th in 2006.

Strengths: Strengths include high immunization coverage with 86.8 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations, a high rate of high school graduation with 85.8 percent of incoming ninth graders who graduate within four years, a low occupational fatalities rate at 3.8 deaths per 100,000 workers, a low incidence of infectious disease at 6.1 cases per 100,000 population and a low rate of uninsured population at 8.8 percent.

Challenges: Challenges include a high prevalence of binge drinking at 24.2 percent of the population, a high prevalence of obesity at 26.6 percent of the population and a high prevalence of smoking at 20.8 percent of the population. 

Significant Changes:

↑ In the past year, the violent crime rate increased from 242 to 284 offenses per 100,000 population.

↑ In the past year, the percentage of children in poverty increased from 13.6 percent to 15.5 percent of persons under age 18.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 26.3 percent to 20.8 percent of the population.

↑ Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 11.3 percent to 26.6 percent of the population.

Health Disparities: In Wisconsin, blacks experience 103 percent more premature death than whites.  Deaths from cancer in the state are 34 percent more prevalent among blacks than whites.  In the large metropolitan areas, residents in the central counties experience 76 percent more premature death than residents in the fringe counties.

State Health Department Web Site:     www.dhfs.state.wi.us/
 


 

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Wisconsin                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 20.8 28 20.7 27 23.7 34 26.3 6
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 24.2 50 22.1* 50* 27* 50* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 26.6↑ 34 24.4 25 19.9 26 11.3 21
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 85.8 4 85.8 3 78.8* 8* 83.7* 9
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 284↑ 19 242 8 249 10 250 11
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 3.8 5 3.3 3 4.4 9 7.8* 14
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 6.1 6 6.4 7 16.9 14 14.1 6
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 15.5↑ 25 13.6 16 9.3 9 12.6 9
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 8.8 2 9.3 5 9.5 12 8.3 6
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $79 46 $79 46 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 86.8↑ 2 82.2 25 78.6 12 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 77.4 24 77.4 24 78.3* 17* 78.6* 4*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 118.7 19 117.6 19 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 63.8 11 62.5 12 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 9.4 10 10.2 8 7.9 7 10.6 2
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3 13 2.9 7 3.1 31 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.2 14 3.4 16 3.6 43 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 6.2 19 6.2 20 6.9 19 8.9 8
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 290.1 21 299.9 23 333.9 19 391.2 23
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 200.3 22 1