Table 6_1_2-6
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.
| State | 2005 | 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | SE | Number | Percent | SE | |
| United States | 61,788 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 56,976 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Alabama | 1,277 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1,214 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Alaska | 98 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 123 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 1,114 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 881 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas | 638 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 617 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| California | 6,749 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5,986 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 884 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 794 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 668 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 734 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Delaware | 243 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 178 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 208 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 234 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Florida | 3,603 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3,095 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 2,604 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2,150 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 244 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 231 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 251 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 189 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 2,884 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2,868 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Indiana | 1,311 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,170 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 525 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 461 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | 528 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 533 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 900 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 881 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 1,368 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1,416 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Maine | 177 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 132 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 1,381 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1,322 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 1,078 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1,047 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 2,072 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2,038 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 862 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 678 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 972 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 850 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Missouri | 1,166 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,053 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Montana | 110 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 113 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | 307 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 300 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 474 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 355 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | 181 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 158 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 1,751 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1,860 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 362 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 288 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| New York | 3,731 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3,886 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 2,259 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2,102 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 99 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 107 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Ohio | 2,380 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2,291 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma | 732 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 647 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | 460 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 400 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,286 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2,222 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | 189 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 209 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 1,178 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 1,064 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 128 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 120 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 1,383 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1,302 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Texas | 5,587 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4,517 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Utah | 528 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 453 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Vermont | 75 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 90 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 1,716 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1,574 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 743 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 854 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 336 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 302 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 904 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 814 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Wyoming | 84 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Natality.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 6_1_2-6: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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