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2006 Results on
America's Health Rankings
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United Health Foundation
America’s Health Rankings ™– 2006
Edition shows Minnesota at the top of the list of
healthiest states.
Minnesota has been among the top two states since 1990.
Vermont is ranked second this year, the same as last
year. It has moved up in the rankings from eighth in 2001 to
its current position.
New Hampshire is number three, followed by
Hawaii,
Connecticut and
Utah.
Louisiana is 50th and the
least healthy state, while
Mississippi is 49th.
South Carolina,
Tennessee and
Arkansas complete the bottom five states.
Minnesota
is first this year, a position it has held for 11 of the 17
years since the 1990 Edition. While it still holds the number
one position, the large difference between Minnesota and the
average state has declined in the last three years.
Minnesota’s strengths include ranking first for a low rate of
cardiovascular deaths, a low premature death rate and a low
percentage of uninsured population. It is also in the top
five states with a low percentage of children in poverty, a
low infant mortality rate, a low occupational fatalities rate,
a low rate of motor vehicle deaths and a high rate of high
school graduation. Minnesota’s biggest challenges are a high
prevalence of obesity at 23.7 percent of the population,
limited access to adequate prenatal care with 75.9 percent of
pregnant women receiving adequate prenatal care, a moderate
violent crime rate at 297 offenses per 100,000 population and
a high prevalence of smoking at 20.0 percent of the
population.
Louisiana
is 50th this year, down from
49th in the 2005 Edition. It
has been in the bottom two states since the 1990 Edition. The
state ranks well for ready access to adequate prenatal care
with 82.8 percent of pregnant receiving adequate care and few
poor mental health days per month with 2.7 days lost in the
previous 30 days. It ranks in the bottom five states on six
of the 18 measures with a high prevalence of obesity, a high
occupational fatalities rate, a high percentage of children in
poverty, a high infant mortality rate, a high rate of cancer
deaths and a high premature death rate. It also ranks in the
bottom 10 states for eight other measures.
Table 4 lists the score and ranking for
each of the 50 states.
Scores
presented in the tables indicate the percentage a state is
above or below the national norm. For example, a state with a
score of 20 is 20 percent above the national average for that
component. A negative score means the state is below the
national average. When comparing states from year to year,
differences in score are more important than changes in
ranking.
Table 4 - 2006 Overall America's Health Rankings
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ALPHABETICAL BY STATE |
RANK ORDER |
|
2006 RANK
(1-50) |
STATE |
SCORE* |
2006 RANK
(1-50) |
STATE |
SCORE* |
|
45 |
Alabama |
-14.8 |
1 |
Minnesota |
21.2 |
|
31 |
Alaska |
-0.8 |
2 |
Vermont |
20.5 |
|
34 |
Arizona |
-4.0 |
3 |
New
Hampshire |
18.9 |
|
46 |
Arkansas |
-16.1 |
4 |
Hawaii |
17.9 |
|
23 |
California |
4.7 |
5 |
Connecticut |
17.2 |
|
16 |
Colorado |
8.9 |
6 |
Utah |
16.3 |
|
5 |
Connecticut |
17.2 |
7 |
Massachusetts |
15.3 |
|
30 |
Delaware |
-0.6 |
8 |
North
Dakota |
15.0 |
|
41 |
Florida |
-10.6 |
9 |
Maine |
13.7 |
|
42 |
Georgia |
-11.7 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
13.3 |
|
4 |
Hawaii |
17.9 |
11 |
Iowa |
12.5 |
|
19 |
Idaho |
6.5 |
12 |
Nebraska |
12.4 |
|
25 |
Illinois |
3.7 |
13 |
Rhode
Island |
11.4 |
|
33 |
Indiana |
-3.7 |
14 |
New
Jersey |
11.0 |
|
11 |
Iowa |
12.5 |
15 |
Washington |
10.2 |
|
17 |
Kansas |
7.9 |
16 |
Colorado |
8.9 |
|
39 |
Kentucky |
-10.1 |
17 |
Kansas |
7.9 |
|
50 |
Louisiana |
-20.4 |
18 |
South
Dakota |
7.5 |
|
9 |
Maine |
13.7 |
19 |
Idaho |
6.5 |
|
32 |
Maryland |
-2.7 |
19 |
Oregon |
6.5 |
|
7 |
Massachusetts |
15.3 |
21 |
Virginia |
5.7 |
|
27 |
Michigan |
2.3 |
22 |
Montana |
4.9 |
|
1 |
Minnesota |
21.2 |
23 |
California |
4.7 |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
-19.9 |
23 |
Wyoming |
4.7 |
|
35 |
Missouri |
-4.1 |
25 |
Illinois |
3.7 |
|
22 |
Montana |
4.9 |
25 |
Ohio |
3.7 |
|
12 |
Nebraska |
12.4 |
27 |
Michigan |
2.3 |
|
38 |
Nevada |
-8.4 |
28 |
Pennsylvania |
1.8 |
|
3 |
New
Hampshire |
18.9 |
29 |
New York |
1.1 |
|
14 |
New
Jersey |
11.0 |
30 |
Delaware |
-0.6 |
|
40 |
New
Mexico |
-10.4 |
31 |
Alaska |
-0.8 |
|
29 |
New York |
1.1 |
32 |
Maryland |
-2.7 |
|
36 |
North
Carolina |
-4.3 |
33 |
Indiana |
-3.7 |
|
8 |
North
Dakota |
15.0 |
34 |
Arizona |
-4.0 |
|
25 |
Ohio |
3.7 |
35 |
Missouri |
-4.1 |
|
44 |
Oklahoma |
-13.1 |
36 |
North
Carolina |
-4.3 |
|
19 |
Oregon |
6.5 |
37 |
Texas |
-4.7 |
|
28 |
Pennsylvania |
1.8 |
38 |
Nevada |
-8.4 |
|
13 |
Rhode
Island |
11.4 |
39 |
Kentucky |
-10.1 |
|
48 |
South
Carolina |
-16.4 |
40 |
New
Mexico |
-10.4 |
|
18 |
South
Dakota |
7.5 |
41 |
Florida |
-10.6 |
|
47 |
Tennessee |
-16.2 |
42 |
Georgia |
-11.7 |
|
37 |
Texas |
-4.7 |
43 |
West
Virginia |
-12.8 |
|
6 |
Utah |
16.3 |
44 |
Oklahoma |
-13.1 |
|
2 |
Vermont |
20.5 |
45 |
Alabama |
-14.8 |
|
21 |
Virginia |
5.7 |
46 |
Arkansas |
-16.1 |
|
15 |
Washington |
10.2 |
47 |
Tennessee |
-16.2 |
|
43 |
West
Virginia |
-12.8 |
48 |
South
Carolina |
-16.4 |
|
10 |
Wisconsin |
13.3 |
49 |
Mississippi |
-19.9 |
|
23 |
Wyoming |
4.7 |
50 |
Louisiana |
-20.4 |
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