CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Healthiest States
12-09-10
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
California continues to keep its marginal rankings in health as presented in the
2010 America’s Health Rankings. The state ranked 26 down three from 2009 and down
from its high of 18 in 2003 through 2005.
However, California has some of the lowest levels of smoking of any state ranking
second. It also has one of the highest accesses to early prenatal care and the
second highest infant mortality rate. It also has one of the lowest rates of cancer
deaths at 173.9 deaths per 100,000 population.
Unfortunately, for the Golden State it has a high incidence of infectious disease
at 20.0 cases per 100,000 population, high levels of air pollution at 15.2 micrograms
of fine particulate per cubic meter and a high rate of uninsured population at 19.3
percent.
The following ranks the Top Ten.
1. Vermont
2. Massachusetts
3. New Hampshire
4. Connecticut
5. Hawaii
6. Minnesota
7. Utah
8. Maine
9. Idaho
10. Rhode Island
Of interest, the states with the largest GDP's are all lower in ranking, such as
Texas is 40th, Florida is 37th; Pennsylvania is 27th and Illinois is 29th. Only
New York is lower at 24th. California doesn’t look that bad now does it?
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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