Mississippi General Health Status

America's Health Status: State Health Rankings - Mississippi, 2008
Data on risk factors and outcomes related to health behaviors.
Source: United Health Foundation
Year: 2008

Cancer Burden
Includes data on lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2004

Diabetes Diagnosis
Diabetes prevalence data from the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data set.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2004

Heart Disease and Stroke Death Rates
Data on heart disease and stroke deaths presented in map and table formats. Users can view data by gender and race.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2000

HIV/AIDS General Statistics and Trends
Statistics and surveillance reports on HIV/AIDS. Contains links to fact sheets for specific populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, young people, and women.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS in Mississippi
Provides data on HIV/AIDS, including infection and death rates by age and race, HIV testing, and the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Year: 2003-2005

Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States
Data on kidney diseases in the United States.
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Mississippi Health Assessment, 2004
A state-level report card based on the Leading Health Indicators from Healthy People 2010. Includes information regarding health status, utilization of health services, health beliefs, satisfaction with health care services, and health care reimbursements.
Source: Mississippi Health Policy Research Center
Year: 2004

State Estimates of Substance Abuse
Provides data on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use, including breakdowns by age. Data for all states are located on this page.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year: 2002-2003

State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002 - 2003 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
Report containing detailed statistics on illicit drug use, including data in map formats.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year: 2002-2003

The State of Your Health: Mississippi
Provides data on a variety of health status indicators for Mississippi.
Source: Trust for America's Health
Year: 2001-2004

Tobacco Control Highlights
Provides state data on adult and youth cigarette use, smoking related mortality rates, and various costs of smoking.
Source: National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Year: 1997-2004