Delaware
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 22 | -4 |
| Access and Affordability | 16 | -2 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 6 | +4 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 22 | -1 |
| Healthy Lives | 36 | -3 |
| Disparity | 27 | -15 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| Delaware | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 938,455 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $69,524 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 25% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 63% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 21% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 7% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 9% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
- Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population
Most Improved Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Medicare beneficiaries received a high-risk drug
- Adults with any mental illness who did not receive treatment
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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