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WYOMING

Ranking:  Wyoming is 19th this year; it was 23rd in 2006.

Strengths: Strengths include a low violent crime rate at 240 offenses per 100,000 population, a low incidence of infectious disease at 4.6 cases per 100,000 population and a low infant mortality rate at 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Challenges: Challenges include a high occupational fatalities rate at 16.4 deaths per 100,000 workers, limited access to primary care with 91.4 primary care physicians per 100,000 population and limited access to adequate prenatal care with 70.4 percent of pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care.

Significant Changes:

↓ In the past year, the occupational fatalities rate decreased from 23.3 to 16.4 deaths per 100,000 workers.

↓ In the past year, the incidence of infectious disease decreased from 6.2 to 4.6 cases per 100,000 population.

↓ Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking declined from 31.7 percent to 21.6 percent of the population.

↓ Since 1990, the infant mortality rate decreased from 10.1 to 5.9 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Health Disparities: In Wyoming, Other Races experience 101 percent more premature death than whites.

State Health Department Web Site:     http://wdh.state.wy.us/
 


 

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Wyoming                
  2007   2006   2000   1990  
DETERMINANTS - Personal Behaviors Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank Value Rank
Prevalence of Smoking (Percent of population) 21.6 33 21.3 29 23.9 36 31.7 37
Binge Drinking (Percent of population) 16.6 35 14.4* 26* 17.3* 35* --- ---
Prevalence of Obesity (Percent of population) 23.3↓ 16 24.2 23 16.9 12 13.7 45
High School Graduation (Percent of incoming ninth graders) 76 28 73.9 34 77.4* 12* 79.6* 15
DETERMINANTS - Community Environment                
Violent Crime (Offenses per 100,000 population) 240 8 230 7 248 8 283 15
Occupational Fatalities (Deaths per 100,000 workers) 16.4↓ 47 23.3 47 13.5 46 37.9* 48
Infectious Disease (Cases per 100,000 population) 4.6↓ 2 6.2 6 40.7 40 10.4 2
Children in Poverty (Percent of persons under age 18) 14 20 13.7 17 14.8 21 14.4 12
DETERMINANTS - Public & Health Policies                
Lack of Health Insurance (Percent without health insurance) 14.6 28 14.6 30 14.4 33 14 33
Per Capita Public Health Spending (Dollars per person) $354 3 $354 3 --- --- --- ---
Immunization Coverage (Percent of children ages 19 to 35 months) 75.4↓ 44 78.6 34 81.5 5 --- ---
DETERMINANTS - Clinical Care                
Adequacy of Prenatal Care (Percent of pregnant women) 70.4 35 70.4 35 74.6* 30* 72.2* 17*
Primary Care Physicians (Number per 100,000 population) 91.4 44 91.1 44 --- --- --- ---
Preventable Hospitalizations (Number per 1,000 Medicare enrollees) 69.7↑ 19 64.4 16 --- --- --- ---
All Determinants 6.6 17 4.5 22 -1.4 32 2.9 26
                 
HEALTH OUTCOMES                
Poor Mental Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.2 18 2.9 7 2.8 14 --- ---
Poor Physical Health Days (Days in previous 30 days) 3.2 14 3.5 22 2.9 9 --- ---
Infant Mortality (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.9 13 7.4 36 6.5 12 10.1 29
Cardiovascular Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 293.1 23 298.9 22 321.9 13 368.8 14
Cancer Deaths (Deaths per 100,000 population) 192.1 13 197.1 17