2014 Wisconsin Health Trends: Disparity Graphs Making Wisconsin the Healthiest State

Summary of Slide Content Trends in MortalitySlides 4-16 Years of Life LostSlides Low BirthweightSlides Self Reported HealthSlides Health BehaviorsSlides – Smoking – Obesity – Excessive Drinking – Teen Birth Rate – Chlamydia Rates Health Insurance Slides Children in Poverty Slide 52 Age-Adjusted Death Rates Slide 53-55

How to Interpret the Report

Death Rate per 100,000 ages 1-24

Death Rate per 100,000 ages 25-64

Death Rate per 100,000 ages 65+

Infant Death Rate per 1,000 Live Births

Age-adjusted Years of Life Lost (<75) Rate per 100,000

Age-Adjusted Years of Life Lost (<75) Rate per 100,000

Low Birthweight (%)

Adults with Fair or Poor Health (%)

Adult Smoking (%)

Adult Obesity

Adult Excessive Drinking (%)

Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Females (Aged 15-19)

Chlamydia Rate per 100,000 population

Population (0-17) without Health Insurance During Past Year (%)

Population (18-64) without Health Insurance During Past Year (%)

Children in Poverty (%)

Age-Adjusted Death Rate per 100,000

Current health trends in health outcomes and health factors are markedly different for different subgroups within the state’s population. Efforts to improve health in Wisconsin must consider the full array of factors that influence how long and how well we live, and must begin with analysis of the circumstances that may produce longer healthier lives for some, but not all, of the state’s residents.

Funding for this project was provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.

Contact Information University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Department of Population Health Sciences University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 575 WARF Building 610 Walnut Street Madison, WI