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
1.9
favorable
3.8
favorable
3.9
Population in Poverty (Percent) 13.2
unfavorable
11.1
similar
11.8
similar
12.5
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 18.7
unfavorable
13.0
unfavorable
15.6
similar
16.7
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 8.2
unfavorable
7.0
favorable
9.9
favorable
10.9
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 4.6
unfavorable
3.0
favorable
6.1
similar
4.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 34.5
similar
34.0
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 18.9
similar
16.4
% House Contains a Lead Hazard 6.3
% [Child 0-17] Tested for Lead 48.7
% Personal/Family Financial Situation is "Fair/Poor" 42.9
% Homeless in the Past 2 Years 7.1
% Ease of Obtaining Social Services is "Fair/Poor" 33.9
% Socioeconomically at Risk 69.4
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 15.5
favorable
20.0
favorable
20.2
favorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 38.5
favorable
43.3
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 30.1
unfavorable
16.2
unfavorable
16.9
unfavorable
15.7
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 8.1
similar
6.7
favorable
12.3
similar
8.1
similar
7.6
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 52.9
similar
52.5
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 20.1
unfavorable
7.2
unfavorable
10.8
similar
21.6
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 23.9
unfavorable
20.2
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 29.3
favorable
33.4
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 21.5
similar
22.9
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 20.9
similar
22.0
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 14.2
favorable
18.3
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 2.7
favorable
5.0
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 22.7
similar
19.4
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 9.7
similar
11.1
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 71.5
similar
73.7
similar
81.2
similar
76.4
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 72.1
similar
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
% Ease of Obtaining Health Care Services is "Fair/Poor" 21.4
% [Child 0-17] Have a Particular Place for Medical Care 83.3
% Outmigration for Health Services 32.9
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 73.7
unfavorable
78.3
unfavorable
76.7
favorable
65.3
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 86.3
favorable
77.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 17.1
similar
15.6
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 22.8
unfavorable
11.5
 
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CANCER Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 157.9
similar
151.3
similar
152.1
similar
146.5
unfavorable
122.7
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 40.7
similar
36.3
similar
35.5
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 19.5
similar
17.9
similar
20.5
similar
19.4
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 19.4
similar
20.2
similar
18.7
similar
18.5
similar
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 12.3
similar
13.9
similar
13.9
similar
13.1
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 483.4
similar
486.8
similar
459.7
similar
442.3
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 65.2
similar
60.7
similar
59.3
unfavorable
54.0
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 131.5
similar
134.7
similar
132.6
similar
127.0
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 114.8
similar
120.4
similar
115.1
similar
110.5
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 35.9
similar
40.7
similar
39.8
similar
36.5
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 75.8
similar
79.6
similar
72.8
favorable
64.0
similar
80.5
% [Age 45-75] Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy in Past 10 Years 78.9
favorable
68.3
favorable
74.4
 
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DIABETES Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 26.9
unfavorable
22.3
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
22.6
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 15.3
unfavorable
11.6
unfavorable
12.0
similar
12.8
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 13.5
similar
15.0
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 15.2
unfavorable
9.7
similar
16.6
unfavorable
12.8
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 40.4
similar
38.0
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 24.1
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 25.0
favorable
30.9
similar
26.2
favorable
30.9
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 171.8
similar
170.3
similar
165.8
similar
164.4
unfavorable
127.4
% Heart Disease 12.4
unfavorable
6.7
unfavorable
6.2
similar
10.3
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 33.8
similar
32.3
favorable
39.5
similar
37.6
similar
33.4
% Stroke 3.6
similar
3.1
similar
3.4
favorable
5.4
% High Blood Pressure 43.3
unfavorable
31.4
unfavorable
30.0
similar
40.4
similar
42.6
% High Cholesterol 35.5
similar
32.4
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 89.5
similar
87.8
 
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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 of Births) 18.0
similar
20.0
favorable
24.4
favorable
22.3
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 21.2
unfavorable
14.4
unfavorable
14.7
unfavorable
16.6
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 8.1
unfavorable
6.8
similar
8.5
similar
8.3
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 4.9
similar
4.8
favorable
5.7
similar
5.5
similar
5.0
% [Parents] Would Want All Newborn Vaccinations 85.3
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 44.4
similar
42.9
similar
47.6
favorable
51.6
similar
43.2
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 8.4
favorable
10.5
similar
9.0
favorable
11.4
favorable
10.1
[65+] Fall-Related Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 124.9
unfavorable
87.4
unfavorable
53.3
unfavorable
67.1
unfavorable
63.4
Homicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 7.5
unfavorable
3.0
favorable
9.1
unfavorable
6.1
unfavorable
5.5
Violent Crimes per 100,000 447.1
unfavorable
283.0
similar
420.9
similar
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 6.9
similar
7.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 26.6
unfavorable
20.3
% [Adults] Victim of Childhood Neglect or Abuse 29.9
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 29.2
unfavorable
24.4
% Diagnosed Depression 34.0
unfavorable
18.5
unfavorable
17.7
similar
30.8
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 47.0
similar
46.7
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 19.3
similar
21.1
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 16.5
similar
16.7
unfavorable
10.9
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.8
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 213.4
similar
199.0
unfavorable
314.0
unfavorable
313.7
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 28.6
unfavorable
21.9
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 12.3
similar
13.2
% Ease of Obtaining Mental Health Services is "Fair/Poor" 38.3
% [Child 5-17] Mental Health is "Fair/Poor" 10.9
% [Child 5-17] Needed Mental Health Services in the Past Year 15.9
% [Child 5-17] Received Mental Health Treatment in Past Year 12.8
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 25.6
favorable
30.0
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 24.9
similar
25.9
similar
22.8
favorable
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 24.0
favorable
20.1
similar
23.4
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
% Use a Local Paved or Dirt Trail for Exercise at Least Weekly 39.8
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 44.3
favorable
27.4
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 11.6
similar
12.1
similar
12.6
unfavorable
14.8
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 24.7
unfavorable
31.1
unfavorable
31.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 73.9
similar
71.2
unfavorable
67.2
unfavorable
63.3
% Obese (BMI 30+) 44.2
unfavorable
37.4
unfavorable
33.3
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
36.0
% [Child 5-17] Healthy Weight 48.0
similar
54.3
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 39.6
similar
31.8
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 25.8
similar
19.5
unfavorable
15.5
 
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ORAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% Have Dental Insurance 78.6
favorable
72.7
favorable
75.0
% Dental Visit in Past Year 59.9
unfavorable
68.3
unfavorable
65.9
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 82.1
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
% Ease of Obtaining Dental Care is "Fair/Poor" 25.9
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 48.6
similar
42.3
unfavorable
35.1
unfavorable
38.1
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 12.6
similar
13.8
favorable
15.0
similar
13.4
% Asthma 16.5
unfavorable
9.7
unfavorable
8.7
similar
17.9
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 11.4
favorable
16.7
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 164.9
unfavorable
119.4
favorable
338.8
favorable
386.6
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 554.7
unfavorable
457.2
similar
568.8
similar
495.0
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 233.1
unfavorable
139.5
similar
210.2
unfavorable
194.4
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 12.9
unfavorable
9.9
unfavorable
10.2
similar
11.9
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 10.9
similar
9.7
similar
11.9
similar
12.5
similar
10.9
% Excessive Drinking 22.1
similar
22.6
unfavorable
18.0
favorable
34.3
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 7.9
favorable
9.4
favorable
22.0
favorable
21.0
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 6.8
similar
8.4
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 15.6
similar
15.1
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 10.0
favorable
6.8
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 44.6
similar
45.4
% Ease of Obtaining Substance Use Services is "Fair/Poor" 32.4
 
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TOBACCO USE Total Area vs. IA vs. IL vs. US vs. HP2030
% Smoke Cigarettes 19.5
unfavorable
14.7
unfavorable
12.4
favorable
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
% Someone Smokes at Home 19.6
similar
17.7
% Use Vaping Products 15.8
unfavorable
6.7
unfavorable
5.2
similar
18.5
 
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