Georgia
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 40 | +1 |
| Access and Affordability | 46 | -4 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 41 | +2 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 31 | +2 |
| Healthy Lives | 40 | -4 |
| Disparity | 47 | 0 |
| Medicaid Expansion | No |
Demographics
| Georgia | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 10,124,871 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $56,425 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 35% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 53% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 31% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 6% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 9% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
- Diabetic adults ages 18-64 without a hemoglobin A1C test
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Children who did not receive needed mental health treatment
- Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI), SIR
- Adults who went without care because of cost
Most Improved Indicators
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
- Medicare beneficiaries received a high-risk drug
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Hospital 30-day mortality
- Adults without all age- and gender-appropriate cancer screenings
- Infant mortality, deaths per 1,000 live births
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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