A new report came out about health state rankings. As we saw the first week of classes, when compared to the rest of the country, the following observed trends tend to hold true:
1. Overall, health indicators are worse in the South than other regions of the country
2. Overall, New England seems to be the healthiest region with Vermont holding the highest ranking in the country in terms of health
3. Infant mortality in the United States, which seems to be holding at 6.8/100,000, is the highest in the industrialized world. When broken down by ethnic background, tends to be worst among Blacks (13.5) than Whites (5.7) or Hispanics (5.6) (Source: CDC Health Data for All Ages 2000-2004)
4. Obesity rates in the US are also the highest in the industrialized world
5. Comparatively, for all these indicators, non-Hispanic Blacks tend to compare worse than Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites. In fact, in almost all measures, NHBs tend to have almost double whatever rates the other groups have. Talk about disparity!
The report has a clickable map of the US where you can view details of specific states. You can find the report here: America's Health Rankings 2008.
Infant Mortality Breakdown from the CDC:
| Race/Ethnicity | All causes | Rate |
| All | 685.7 | 6.9 |
| White | 572.7 | 5.7 |
| Black | 1351.4 | 13.5 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 860.5 | 8.6 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 475.5 | 4.8 |
| Hispanic | 560.3 | 5.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 715.2 | 7.2 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 571.9 | 5.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1369.5 | 13.7 |
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