Maryland Health Insurance

How Healthy is your State?

Maryland is 21st this year; it was 22nd in 2008, according to United Health Foundation's 2009 Study.

Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 14.9 percent of the population
Ready availability of primary care physicians with 179.7 primary care physicians per 100,000 population
A low percentage of children in poverty at 10.0 percent of persons undaer age 18
High immunization coverage with 82.6 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations
Strong public health funding at $118 per person.
Maryland ranks higher for determinants than for health outcomes, indicating that overall healthiness should improve over time.

Challenges include a high incidence of infectious disease at 35.3 cases per 100,000 population
High levels of air pollution at 12.6 micrograms of fine particulate per cubic meter.

In the past year, immunization coverage decreased from 92.4 percent to 82.6 percent of children ages 19 to 35 months receiving complete immunizations.
In the past five years, the prevalence of smoking decreased from 20.1 percent to 14.9 percent of the population.
Since 1990, the prevalence of obesity increased from 12.0 percent to 26.6 percent of the population.