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ARKANSAN HEALTH STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Abortion Rate 29 [29th of 47]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages 31 [31st of 51]
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers 46% [46th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers 45% [45th of 52]
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers 40% [40th of 52]
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage 23% [23rd of 51]
Birth Rate per 1,000 21 [21st of 51]
Chlamydia Cases 30 [30th of 50]
Chlamydia Rate 24 [24th of 50]
Gonorrhea Cases 23 [23rd of 50]
Gonorrhea Rate 9 [9th of 50]
Health Index 40 [40th of 50]
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita $50.00 [50th of 51]
Obesity Rate 11 % [11th of 51]
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth 15% [15th of 52]
Overweight and Obesity Rate 10 % [10th of 51]
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health 21 % [21st of 50]
Suicides 30 [30th of 51]
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 6 [6th of 51]
Total Spending on Medicaid $27.00 [27th of 36]

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SOURCES: statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.; MADD Official Website statistics, 2004; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; American Association of Suicidology, 2003; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

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