| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) |
1.8 |
 | | 3.1 |
|
| | 4.4 |
|
|
|
| Population in Poverty (Percent) |
15.7 |
 | | 16.0 |
|
| | 14.1 |
|
|
|
| Children in Poverty (Percent) |
22.3 |
| | 22.9 |
|
| | 19.5 |
|
|
|
| No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) |
9.1 |
| | 13.3 |
|
| | 12.3 |
|
|
|
| % Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense |
19.7 |
|
| | 24.6 |
|
|
|
| % Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year |
21.8 |
|
| | 32.2 |
|
|
|
| % Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions |
7.6 |
|
| | 12.2 |
|
|
|
| % Food Insecure |
18.4 |
|
| | 34.1 |
|
|
| | 16.2 |
|
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % "Fair/Poor" Overall Health |
19.0 |
| | 19.1 |
|
 | | 12.6 |
|
|
| | 11.7 |
|
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance |
5.5 |
| | 21.8 |
|
| | 8.7 |
|
| | 0.0 |
|
| | 13.2 |
|
| % Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) |
30.9 |
|
| | 35.0 |
|
|
| | 35.2 |
|
| % Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year |
10.3 |
| | 18.2 |
|
| | 12.9 |
|
|
| | 12.2 |
|
| % Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year |
14.6 |
|
| | 12.8 |
|
|
| | 13.0 |
|
| % Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year |
17.0 |
|
| | 14.5 |
|
|
| | 10.8 |
|
| % Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year |
6.7 |
|
| | 12.5 |
|
|
| | 16.2 |
|
| % Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year |
14.2 |
|
| | 9.4 |
|
|
| | 9.4 |
|
| % Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year |
6.9 |
|
| | 8.9 |
|
|
| | 3.2 |
|
| % Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year |
1.1 |
|
| | 2.8 |
|
|
| | 2.4 |
|
| % Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs |
9.5 |
|
| | 12.7 |
|
|
| | 13.8 |
|
| % Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year |
0.0 |
|
| | 8.0 |
|
|
| | 7.9 |
|
| Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 |
53.6 |
| | 65.6 |
|
| | 76.6 |
|
|
|
| % Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care |
83.2 |
|
| | 74.2 |
|
| | 95.0 |
|
| | 75.0 |
|
| % Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year |
82.8 |
| | 78.3 |
|
| | 70.5 |
|
|
| | 75.6 |
|
| % Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year |
84.4 |
|
| | 77.4 |
|
|
| | 91.6 |
|
| % Two or More ER Visits in Past Year |
14.3 |
|
| | 10.1 |
|
|
| | 12.9 |
|
| % Eye Exam in Past 2 Years |
67.9 |
|
| | 61.0 |
|
|
| | 69.0 |
|
| % Low Health Literacy |
10.5 |
|
| | 27.7 |
|
|
| | 13.3 |
|
| % Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" |
14.2 |
|
| | 8.0 |
|
|
| | 12.1 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
154.7 |
| | 155.8 |
|
| | 152.5 |
|
| | 161.4 |
|
| | 182.5 |
|
| Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
42.6 |
| | 39.0 |
|
| | 36.6 |
|
| | 45.5 |
|
|
| Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
27.0 |
| | 21.6 |
|
| | 18.9 |
|
| | 21.8 |
|
|
| Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
18.1 |
| | 21.3 |
|
| | 19.9 |
|
| | 20.7 |
|
|
| Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
12.1 |
| | 14.7 |
|
| | 13.7 |
|
| | 14.5 |
|
|
| Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) |
455.9 |
| | 466.4 |
|
| | 448.0 |
|
|
|
| Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate |
120.1 |
| | 125.8 |
|
| | 125.2 |
|
|
|
| Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate |
112.2 |
| | 122.3 |
|
| | 104.1 |
|
|
|
| Lung Cancer Incidence Rate |
68.4 |
| | 64.1 |
|
| | 59.2 |
|
|
|
| Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate |
47.9 |
| | 41.8 |
|
| | 38.7 |
|
|
|
| % Cancer |
6.1 |
| | 10.7 |
|
| | 10.0 |
|
|
|
| % [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years |
83.4 |
| | 80.0 |
|
| | 76.1 |
|
| | 81.1 |
|
| | 75.3 |
|
| % [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening |
90.7 |
| | 81.8 |
|
| | 73.8 |
|
| | 93.0 |
|
| | 82.8 |
|
| % [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening |
83.2 |
| | 68.8 |
|
| | 77.4 |
|
| | 70.5 |
|
| | 70.9 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
22.1 |
| | 21.6 |
|
| | 21.3 |
|
| | 20.5 |
|
| | 20.2 |
|
| % Diabetes/High Blood Sugar |
17.3 |
| | 12.6 |
|
| | 13.8 |
|
|
| | 14.0 |
|
| % Borderline/Pre-Diabetes |
10.3 |
|
| | 9.7 |
|
|
| | 6.7 |
|
| % [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years |
57.2 |
|
| | 43.3 |
|
|
| | 61.0 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
203.2 |
| | 176.9 |
|
| | 164.7 |
|
| | 156.9 |
|
| | 174.1 |
|
| % Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) |
8.8 |
| | 7.1 |
|
| | 6.1 |
|
|
| | 6.2 |
|
| Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
41.7 |
| | 43.7 |
|
| | 37.3 |
|
| | 34.8 |
|
| | 54.7 |
|
| % Stroke |
4.0 |
| | 3.7 |
|
| | 4.3 |
|
|
| | 5.2 |
|
| % Told Have High Blood Pressure |
51.3 |
| | 33.1 |
|
| | 36.9 |
|
| | 26.9 |
|
| | 41.7 |
|
| % Told Have High Cholesterol |
40.8 |
|
| | 32.7 |
|
| | 13.5 |
|
| | 28.5 |
|
| % 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor |
87.7 |
|
| | 84.6 |
|
|
| | 88.0 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) |
17.5 |
| | 25.3 |
|
| | 22.7 |
|
|
| | 24.4 |
|
| Low Birthweight Births (Percent) |
8.8 |
| | 9.9 |
|
| | 8.2 |
|
| | 7.8 |
|
| | 8.3 |
|
| Infant Death Rate |
7.8 |
| | 7.2 |
|
| | 5.7 |
|
| | 6.0 |
|
| | 7.3 |
|
| Births to Adolescents (Percent) |
6.1 |
| | 6.1 |
|
| | 5.1 |
|
|
| | 10.4 |
|
| |
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| |
| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
29.9 |
| | 44.2 |
|
| | 48.3 |
|
| | 36.4 |
|
| | 39.9 |
|
| Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
10.7 |
| | 14.3 |
|
| | 11.5 |
|
| | 12.4 |
|
|
| [65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
49.4 |
| | 50.7 |
|
| | 63.4 |
|
| | 47.0 |
|
|
| Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
16.0 |
| | 15.4 |
|
| | 11.9 |
|
|
|
| Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
5.8 |
| | 7.8 |
|
| | 6.1 |
|
| | 5.5 |
|
| | 5.0 |
|
| Violent Crime Rate |
374.5 |
| | 373.1 |
|
| | 416.0 |
|
|
|
| % Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years |
0.7 |
|
| | 6.2 |
|
|
| | 3.1 |
|
| % Victim of Intimate Partner Violence |
14.8 |
|
| | 13.7 |
|
|
| | 13.9 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
32.7 |
| | 18.5 |
|
| | 13.0 |
|
|
| | 29.1 |
|
| % Kidney Disease |
5.3 |
| | 3.2 |
|
| | 5.0 |
|
|
| | 5.0 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % "Fair/Poor" Mental Health |
25.2 |
|
| | 13.4 |
|
|
| | 6.9 |
|
| % Diagnosed Depression |
27.2 |
| | 17.1 |
|
| | 20.6 |
|
|
| | 15.5 |
|
| % Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) |
40.9 |
|
| | 30.3 |
|
|
| | 23.3 |
|
| % Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful |
12.5 |
|
| | 16.1 |
|
|
| | 9.3 |
|
| Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
15.8 |
| | 13.8 |
|
| | 13.9 |
|
| | 10.2 |
|
| | 11.9 |
|
| Mental Health Providers per 100,000 |
141.5 |
| | 139.0 |
|
| | 202.8 |
|
|
|
| % Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt |
21.4 |
|
| | 16.8 |
|
|
| | 11.6 |
|
| % Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr |
10.4 |
|
| | 7.8 |
|
|
| | 5.4 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Population With Low Food Access (Percent) |
42.2 |
| | 30.8 |
|
| | 22.4 |
|
|
|
| % "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce |
15.3 |
|
| | 21.1 |
|
|
| | 21.3 |
|
| % 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day |
30.4 |
|
| | 32.7 |
|
|
| | 44.1 |
|
| % 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week |
39.4 |
|
|
|
| | 33.9 |
|
| % No Leisure-Time Physical Activity |
17.5 |
| | 26.2 |
|
| | 31.3 |
|
| | 32.6 |
|
| | 24.9 |
|
| % Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines |
34.5 |
| | 20.6 |
|
| | 21.4 |
|
| | 20.1 |
|
| | 28.5 |
|
| % Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day |
61.2 |
|
| | 33.0 |
|
|
| | 53.1 |
|
| Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 |
6.4 |
| | 10.9 |
|
| | 11.8 |
|
|
|
| % Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) |
18.3 |
| | 30.8 |
|
| | 34.5 |
|
| | 33.9 |
|
| | 30.4 |
|
| % Overweight (BMI 25+) |
81.7 |
| | 67.2 |
|
| | 61.0 |
|
|
| | 68.9 |
|
| % Low Health Literacy |
10.5 |
|
| | 27.7 |
|
|
| | 13.3 |
|
| % Obese (BMI 30+) |
50.4 |
| | 32.5 |
|
| | 31.3 |
|
| | 30.5 |
|
| | 30.7 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % Have Dental Insurance |
78.4 |
|
| | 68.7 |
|
|
| | 70.1 |
|
| % [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year |
67.0 |
| | 62.5 |
|
| | 62.0 |
|
| | 49.0 |
|
| | 67.8 |
|
| % Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year |
99.3 |
|
| | 72.1 |
|
| | 49.0 |
|
| | 82.9 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % 3+ Chronic Conditions |
47.7 |
|
| | 32.5 |
|
|
|
| % Activity Limitations |
34.9 |
|
| | 24.0 |
|
|
| | 16.0 |
|
| % With High-Impact Chronic Pain |
25.2 |
|
| | 14.1 |
|
|
|
| Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
45.3 |
| | 45.8 |
|
| | 30.6 |
|
|
| | 30.6 |
|
| % Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member |
23.0 |
|
| | 22.6 |
|
|
| | 27.6 |
|
| % Have Completed Advance Directive Documents |
41.0 |
|
|
|
| | 36.3 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
57.2 |
| | 46.4 |
|
| | 40.4 |
|
|
| | 47.3 |
|
| Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
17.1 |
| | 14.2 |
|
| | 14.2 |
|
|
| | 21.6 |
|
| % [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year |
49.0 |
| | 52.6 |
|
| | 71.0 |
|
| | 70.0 |
|
| | 49.0 |
|
| % [Adult] Asthma |
15.4 |
| | 8.9 |
|
| | 12.9 |
|
|
| | 8.0 |
|
| % Child [Age 0-17] Ever Diagnosed with Asthma |
9.5 |
|
| | 14.6 |
|
|
| | 18.8 |
|
| % COPD (Lung Disease) |
11.0 |
| | 7.3 |
|
| | 6.4 |
|
|
| | 7.7 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Septicemia (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
19.8 |
| | 15.2 |
|
| | 10.5 |
|
|
| | 19.5 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
1.8 |
| | 3.9 |
|
| | 2.1 |
|
|
|
| HIV Prevalence Rate |
244.7 |
| | 588.0 |
|
| | 362.3 |
|
|
|
| Chlamydia Incidence Rate |
673.9 |
| | 614.6 |
|
| | 497.3 |
|
|
|
| Gonorrhea Incidence Rate |
210.6 |
| | 201.2 |
|
| | 145.8 |
|
|
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
12.0 |
| | 9.6 |
|
| | 10.9 |
|
| | 8.2 |
|
| | 7.6 |
|
| % Excessive Drinker |
12.5 |
| | 16.1 |
|
| | 27.2 |
|
| | 25.4 |
|
| | 13.6 |
|
| Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
4.7 |
| | 12.3 |
|
| | 18.1 |
|
| | 11.3 |
|
| | 5.4 |
|
| % Illicit Drug Use in Past Month |
2.7 |
|
| | 2.0 |
|
| | 7.1 |
|
| | 2.4 |
|
| % Used an Opioid Drug in Past Year |
24.6 |
|
| | 12.9 |
|
|
|
| % Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem |
0.0 |
|
| | 5.4 |
|
|
| | 3.6 |
|
| % Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse |
27.5 |
|
| | 35.8 |
|
|
| | 28.5 |
|
| |
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| vs. GA |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
TREND |
| % Current Smoker |
11.1 |
| | 16.1 |
|
| | 17.4 |
|
| | 12.0 |
|
| | 18.6 |
|
| % Someone Smokes at Home |
11.5 |
|
| | 14.6 |
|
|
| | 12.1 |
|
| % [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home |
1.9 |
|
| | 17.4 |
|
|
| | 10.7 |
|
| % Currently Use Vaping Products |
6.1 |
| | 4.4 |
|
| | 8.9 |
|
|
| | 5.8 |
|
| |
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