Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 1.9
similar
2.1
favorable
4.1
favorable
4.3
Population in Poverty (Percent) 12.5
similar
11.5
similar
12.5
similar
13.4
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 18.5
unfavorable
13.8
similar
17.1
similar
18.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 9.3
unfavorable
7.9
favorable
10.8
favorable
12.0
% Food Insecure 24.1
favorable
34.1
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 30.2
similar
32.2
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 14.7
similar
12.2
% House Contains a Lead Hazard 3.0
% [Child Age 0-17] Child Has Been Tested for Lead 54.2
% Personal/Family Financial Situation is “Fair/Poor” 31.6
% Homeless in the Past 2 Years 4.0
% Ease of Obtaining Local Social Services Is "Fair/Poor" 24.8
% Socioeconomically At Risk 68.9
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 24.8
unfavorable
14.4
unfavorable
17.7
unfavorable
12.6
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 7.1
favorable
9.6
favorable
15.6
similar
8.7
similar
7.9
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 42.8
unfavorable
35.0
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 12.3
unfavorable
8.5
similar
13.3
similar
12.9
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 13.2
similar
12.8
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 24.1
unfavorable
14.5
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Doctor Visit in Past Year 16.7
unfavorable
12.5
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 13.8
unfavorable
9.4
% Transportation Hindered Doctor Visit in Past Year 9.1
similar
8.9
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 1.1
favorable
2.8
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 14.1
similar
12.7
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 6.2
similar
8.0
% Cost Prevented Child’s Prescription in the Past Year 4.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 69.8
similar
73.7
unfavorable
80.6
similar
75.8
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 81.6
favorable
74.2
unfavorable
84.0
% Ease of Obtaining Local Health Care is "Fair/Poor" 13.2
% [Parents] Have a Particular Place for Child’s Medical Care 87.3
% [Parents] Ease of Obtaining Child Health Services Is "Fair/Poor" 16.7
% Outmigration for Health Services 29.1
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 74.1
unfavorable
77.2
unfavorable
76.9
similar
70.5
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 84.0
favorable
77.4
% “Extremely/Very Likely” to Use Telemedicine 35.1
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 12.8
unfavorable
10.1
% Low Health Literacy 18.6
favorable
27.7
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 15.0
unfavorable
8.0
 
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CANCER Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 158.6
similar
154.7
similar
154.4
similar
149.3
unfavorable
122.7
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 42.1
similar
37.8
similar
37.1
unfavorable
34.9
unfavorable
25.1
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 19.1
similar
20.5
similar
19.2
similar
20.5
similar
16.9
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.7
similar
18.1
similar
20.6
similar
19.7
unfavorable
15.3
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.4
similar
14.0
similar
14.3
similar
13.4
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 476.5
similar
479.0
similar
465.5
similar
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 127.9
similar
128.9
similar
133.1
similar
125.9
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 109.1
similar
107.7
similar
109.1
similar
104.5
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 63.0
similar
63.3
similar
63.7
similar
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 40.6
similar
43.7
similar
42.5
similar
38.4
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 80.4
similar
80.7
similar
78.7
similar
76.1
similar
77.1
% [Adults 50-75] Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy in Past 10 Years 77.0
similar
73.4
similar
74.4
 
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COVID-19 Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% Fully/Partially Vaccinated for COVID-19 74.4
% Mental Health Has Gotten Worse Since Pandemic Began 25.6
% Likely to Accept Mental Health Help Due to the Pandemic 43.4
% Using Alcohol More Often Since Pandemic Began 10.1
% Smoking/Vaping More Often Since Pandemic Began 7.9
% Exercising Less Often Since Pandemic Began 22.5
% Eating Unhealthy/Overeating More Often Since Pandemic Began 22.0
% Arguing With HH Members More Often Since Pandemic Began 12.6
% Getting Good Sleep Less Often Since Pandemic Began 29.9
 
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DIABETES Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 23.0
similar
21.6
unfavorable
18.6
similar
21.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 13.0
unfavorable
10.3
similar
11.3
similar
13.8
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 10.3
similar
9.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 49.1
favorable
43.3
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 170.0
similar
168.5
similar
163.1
similar
163.4
unfavorable
127.4
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 8.2
unfavorable
6.3
unfavorable
5.7
similar
6.1
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 34.6
similar
32.6
similar
38.3
similar
37.2
similar
33.4
% Stroke 3.3
similar
3.1
similar
3.0
similar
4.3
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 37.7
unfavorable
31.8
unfavorable
32.2
similar
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
% Told Have High Cholesterol 34.0
similar
32.7
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 88.5
unfavorable
84.6
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 20.4
similar
18.7
similar
22.5
similar
22.5
% [Women <50] Ease of Obtaining Pre/Postnatal Care Is "Fair/Poor" 14.4
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 7.5
similar
6.7
similar
8.4
similar
8.2
Infant Death Rate 5.5
similar
5.1
similar
5.9
similar
5.6
similar
5.0
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 26.5
unfavorable
17.6
unfavorable
19.4
unfavorable
20.9
favorable
31.4
% [Parents] Would Want All Newborn Vaccinations 85.9
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 43.0
similar
41.9
similar
44.6
similar
48.9
similar
43.2
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.1
favorable
10.7
favorable
8.7
favorable
11.3
favorable
10.1
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 114.8
unfavorable
83.1
unfavorable
49.9
unfavorable
65.1
unfavorable
63.4
% [Age 45+] Injured from a Fall in the Past Year 12.7
unfavorable
6.3
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.4
similar
8.9
favorable
11.3
favorable
11.9
similar
10.7
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 6.7
unfavorable
2.9
favorable
8.4
similar
6.1
unfavorable
5.5
Violent Crime Rate 447.1
unfavorable
283.0
similar
420.9
similar
416.0
% Victim of Violent Local Crime in Past 3 Years 4.2
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 25.2
unfavorable
13.7
% Victim of Childhood Neglect or Abuse 25.4
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.2
unfavorable
9.3
similar
16.7
unfavorable
12.9
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 22.7
unfavorable
13.4
% Diagnosed Depression 30.6
unfavorable
16.2
unfavorable
18.3
unfavorable
20.6
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 43.2
unfavorable
30.3
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 14.3
similar
16.1
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.1
similar
15.7
unfavorable
11.1
similar
14.0
unfavorable
12.8
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 84.1
favorable
47.9
favorable
43.8
favorable
57.2
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 43.3
favorable
30.0
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Treatment 25.0
unfavorable
16.8
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Yr 9.3
similar
7.8
% Ease of Obtaining Local Mental Health Services Is "Fair/Poor" 30.4
% [Age 5-17] Child’s Mental Health is “Fair/Poor” 15.8
similar
9.7
% [Age 5-17] Child Needed Mental Health Services in the Past Yr 26.6
unfavorable
17.1
% [Age 5-17] Mental Treatment/Counseling in the Past Year 24.3
favorable
14.3
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 15.5
favorable
20.0
favorable
20.2
favorable
22.2
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 27.9
unfavorable
32.7
% [Child Age 2-17] 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 39.2
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 25.4
similar
26.5
similar
25.6
favorable
31.3
unfavorable
21.2
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 22.7
favorable
20.1
similar
23.4
similar
21.4
unfavorable
28.4
% Use a Local Paved or Dirt Trail for Exercise at Least Weekly 40.6
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 47.5
favorable
33.0
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 22.5
unfavorable
30.1
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
34.5
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 74.6
unfavorable
68.3
unfavorable
65.7
unfavorable
61.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 41.1
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
31.6
unfavorable
31.3
unfavorable
36.0
% Received Professional Advice About Weight in Past Year 26.2
favorable
20.3
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 32.5
favorable
24.7
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 32.5
favorable
24.7
% Children [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 52.0
similar
47.6
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 37.5
similar
32.3
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 18.8
similar
16.0
similar
15.5
% [Child Age 0-17] Advice About Child’s Weight/Past Year 12.3
 
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ORAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% Have a Particular Place for Dental Care 77.2
% [Child Age 2-17] Have a Particular Place for Child’s Dental Care 88.5
% Have Dental Insurance 78.0
favorable
68.7
favorable
59.8
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 70.4
similar
70.8
similar
68.1
favorable
62.0
favorable
45.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 82.7
favorable
72.1
favorable
45.0
% Ease of Obtaining Dental Care Is "Fair/Poor" 19.6
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 31.1
similar
32.5
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 22.7
favorable
32.1
similar
25.1
favorable
30.4
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 49.9
similar
44.7
unfavorable
36.3
unfavorable
39.6
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.3
similar
14.0
similar
15.1
similar
13.8
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 78.7
favorable
65.0
favorable
61.1
favorable
71.0
% [Adult] Ever Diagnosed With Asthma 18.4
unfavorable
12.2
unfavorable
12.4
similar
17.3
% [Child 0-17] Ever Diagnosed With Asthma 15.5
similar
14.6
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 0.9
unfavorable
0.6
favorable
1.4
favorable
1.9
HIV Prevalence Rate 159.7
unfavorable
106.0
favorable
334.5
favorable
372.8
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 523.3
similar
466.7
favorable
604.0
similar
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 147.7
similar
153.8
favorable
198.6
favorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.4
similar
9.2
similar
9.5
similar
11.1
similar
10.9
% Excessive Drinker 23.7
similar
22.5
similar
21.6
similar
27.2
Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.9
similar
8.6
favorable
19.7
favorable
18.8
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 3.6
similar
2.0
favorable
12.0
% Ease of Obtaining Substance Abuse Services Is "Fair/Poor" 21.0
 
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TOBACCO USE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% Current Smoker 20.5
unfavorable
16.4
unfavorable
14.5
similar
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 14.0
similar
14.6
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 13.8
similar
17.4
% Currently Use Vaping Products 8.3
unfavorable
4.0
unfavorable
4.4
similar
8.9
 
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