STATE PROFILE:  MASSACHUSETTS

 
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
32.2 38.5 43rd 30.2 +2.0
EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE 2005 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
89.3
 		 83.9
 		 89.6
 		 -0.3
 
 
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
33.2 31.1 10th (tie) 32.2 +1.0
 
PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
11.3 12.8 41st 11.3 none
 
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2005)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005  
21.8 40.5 48th 22.3 -0.5  
 
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE 2006 RANK 2005 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006
7.9 8.3 32nd 7.9 none
 
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2004)
MASSACHUSETTS U.S RATE RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
4.80 6.86 49th 4.86 -0.06
 
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
13280 172.7 211.1 43rd 183.3 -10.6

2. CANCER

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
13182 185.2 183.8 25th 188.7 -3.5

3. STROKE

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
2977 38.1 46.6 44th 42.5 -3.4

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
2647 35.8 43.2 43rd 35.2 +0.6

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1907 27.7 39.1 47th 19.6 +8.1

6. DIABETES

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
 DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1271 18.4 24.6 48th  18.4 none

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1638 19.8 22.9 40th 20.8 -1.0

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1935 24.2 20.3 7th 24.9 -0.7

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
1410 18.4 14.3 13th (tie) 16.6 +1.8

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS MASSACHUSETTS
DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)		 U.S. RATE 2005 RANK 2004 MASSACHUSETTS RATE CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005
980 13.2 11.2 19th n/a n/a

Sources:  2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2004 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from  National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest.  Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates.  For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.

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