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General Health & Access to Care Indicators

A reference letter is in brackets behind the title for each table.
The reference for each table is listed at the bottom of the page.
Rates are per 1,000,000 population

Mortality Rates (a)

Age Adjusted

Crude

Webster

464.5

1,274.1

State

422.4

970

Leading Causes of Mortality

Heart Disease (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate

Crude

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

327.2

455.1

87

67

State

284.4

339.6

Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality Rates (a)

Webster

State

Age Adjusted Rate

39.2

23.3

Crude Rate

121.7

75.5

Premature
(pre 65)

***.*

6.1

All Sites of Cancer (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

203.9

260.5

77

55

State

199.0

225.6

Lung and Bronchial Cancer (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

62.3

77.1

91

87

State

53.3

59.8

Pneumonia / Influenza (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

54.6

82.1

94

93

State

34.7

42.9

Cervical Cancer (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

54.6

82.1

35

47

State

2.8

3.1

Prostate Cancer (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

32.1

33.2

24

29

State

36.6

32.6

Diabetes Mellitus (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

9.4

11.7

2

2

State

17.4

20.1

Adults With No Health Insurance Coverage (a)

Webster

9.1%

State

9.7%

Ratio of Population to Primary Care Physicians (1)

Webster

1,379.1

State

1,728.8

Cause-Specific Years of Potential Life Lost To Age 65 (a)

Webster

State

All Other Causes

341

14,802

Heart Disease

188

15,681

Other Cancer

169

10,936

Lung Cancer

125

5,217

Conditions In
Prenatal Period

64

6,483

Congenital
Anomalies

64

6,4407

Advanced Life Support Emergency Care Services (a)

Webster

State

448.0

480.7

% of Children On Free Or Reduced Lunches(c)

Webster

State

1990-91

29.7

24.4

1991-92

29.8

25.2

1992-93

30.8

25.8

1993-94

33.6

26.2

1994-95

31.9

26.6

1995-96

30.2

26.4

1996-97

31.4

27.2

1997-98

30.6

27.6

Population Below The Poverty Level (a)

Poverty
> 185%

30.1

28.3

Poverty
< 200%

33.9%

31.7%

Topic References are indicated by brackets following each topic item, and are listed below.

(a) Iow Health Indicator Tracking System 1997
(b) IA Health Fact Book 1988-1996
(c) IA Dept of Public Health 1990-1998


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