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Healthy People 2030 Progress Tracker

Healthy People 2030 is a comprehensive set of key disease prevention and health promotion objectives. The health objectives and targets allow communities to assess their health status and build an agenda for community health improvement.

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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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State: Mississippi

Health / Alcohol & Drug Use

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State: Mississippi

Health / Alcohol & Drug Use

Value
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State: Mississippi Teens who Use Marijuana

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Teens who Use Marijuana

4.6%
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.8%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.8%)

State: Mississippi

Health / Cancer

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State: Mississippi

Health / Cancer

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State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Breast Cancer

Current Value:
23.5
Deaths per 100,000 females
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (15.3), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(15.3)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cancer

Current Value:
181.0
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (122.7), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(122.7)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Colorectal Cancer

Current Value:
17.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.9)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Lung Cancer

Current Value:
49.5
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (25.1), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(25.1)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer

Current Value:
24.3
Deaths per 100,000 males
(2016-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (16.9), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(16.9)

State: Mississippi

Health / Family Planning

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State: Mississippi

Health / Family Planning

Value
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State: Mississippi Teen Pregnancy Rate

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Teen Pregnancy Rate

30.8
Pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-19
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (31.4), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(31.4)

State: Mississippi

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

Value
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State: Mississippi

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

Value
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State: Mississippi Persons with Health Insurance

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Persons with Health Insurance

85.7%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (92.4%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(92.4%)
<div>AHS-01: Increase the proportion of people with health insurance <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

State: Mississippi

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

Value
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State: Mississippi

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

Value
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State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

57.8
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (33.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(33.4)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Coronary Heart Disease

Current Value:
125.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (71.1), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(71.1)

State: Mississippi

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

Value
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State: Mississippi

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

Value
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State: Mississippi Infant Mortality Rate

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Infant Mortality Rate

8.7
Deaths per 1,000 live births
(2017-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.0), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.0)
<div>MICH-02: Reduce the rate of infant deaths <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

State: Mississippi Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy

Current Value:
6.8%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (4.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(4.3%)

State: Mississippi Preterm Births

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Preterm Births

14.9%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (9.4%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(9.4%)

State: Mississippi

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

Value
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State: Mississippi

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

Value
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State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Current Value:
16.2
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (12.8), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(12.8)
<div>MHMD-01: Reduce the suicide rate <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

State: Mississippi

Health / Prevention & Safety

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State: Mississippi

Health / Prevention & Safety

Value
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State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearms

Current Value:
23.8
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.7), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.7)

State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Injuries

Current Value:
81.6
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (43.2), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(43.2)

State: Mississippi

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

Value
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State: Mississippi

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

Value
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State: Mississippi Insufficient Sleep

Current Value:

State: Mississippi Insufficient Sleep

35.3%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (26.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(26.7%)

State: Mississippi

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

Value
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State: Mississippi

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

Value
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State: Mississippi Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide

Current Value:
16.4
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.5), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.5)
<div>IVP-09: Reduce homicides <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

State: Mississippi

Community / Transportation

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State: Mississippi

Community / Transportation

Value
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State: Mississippi Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Current Value:
0.3%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.3%)

State: Mississippi

Economy / Poverty

Value
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State: Mississippi

Economy / Poverty

Value
Compared to:

State: Mississippi People Living Below Poverty Level

Current Value:
19.2%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.0%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.0%)

State: Mississippi

Education / Student Performance K-12

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State: Mississippi

Education / Student Performance K-12

Value
Compared to:

State: Mississippi High School Graduation

Current Value:

State: Mississippi High School Graduation

88.6%
(2020-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (90.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(90.7%)
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