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Stats of the State of Nebraska

Nebraska Birth Data 2015 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 32.9 44th 40.3¹
Cesarean Delivery Rate 31.1 23rd 32.0
Preterm Birth Rate 9.9 20th (tie) 9.6
Teen Birth Rate ‡ 22.0 26th 22.3
Low Birthweight Rate 7.1 35th (tie) 8.1
¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

NE Leading Causes of Death, 2015 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1. Heart Disease 3,591 154.5 32nd 168.5
2. Cancer 3,514 157.8 29th 158.5
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 1,174 52.2 13th 41.6
4. Accidents 799 38.9 43rd 43.2
5. Stroke 776 33.4 37th (tie) 37.6
6. Alzheimer’s disease 598 24.8 35th 29.4
7. Diabetes 553 24.8 11th 21.3
8. Flu/Pneumonia 397 16.9 18th 15.2
9. Kidney Disease 264 11.2 33rd 13.4
10. Hypertension 247 10.4 8th 8.5

 

Nebraska Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 205 19.2 36,252 11.1
Homicide 38 4.0 17,793 5.7
Drug Poisoning Deaths 138 13.8 52,404 16.3

 

Other Nebraska Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.7 5.9
Percentage of Persons Without Health Insurance

2015

2016

  

11.7

10.2

  

9.1

9.0††
Marriage Rate 6.4 6.9†
Divorce Rate 3.2 3.1†

 

* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories. Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to source notes below for more detail.
† Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota.
†† Estimates are presented for fewer than 50 states and the District of Columbia due to considerations of sample size and precision.
n/a – Data not available.
 

Sources:

Health Insurance data come from Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2015 and Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2016; 2015 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 66, No. 1; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2015 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

Nebraska Birth Data 2014 State Rank* U.S.**
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers 33.0 44th 40.2¹
Cesarean Delivery Rate 30.8 25th 32.2
Preterm Birth Rate 9.1 32nd (tie) 9.6
Teen Birth Rate ‡                22.2 29th 24.2
Low Birthweight Rate 6.6 43rd (tie) 8.0

¹ Excludes data from U.S. territories
‡Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19

 

NE Leading Causes of Death, 2014 Deaths Rate*** State Rank* U.S. Rate**
1.  Cancer 3,459 159.6 32nd 161.2
2.  Heart Disease 3,296 143 42nd 167.0
3.  Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 1,123 50.6 12th 40.5
4.  Stroke 798 34.7 29th (tie) 36.5
5.  Accidents 781 38.6 41st 40.5
6.  Alzheimer’s disease 515 21.9 36th (tie) 25.4
7.  Diabetes 473 21.5 23rd 20.9
8.  Flu/Pneumonia 351 15.1 27th 15.1
9.  Kidney Disease 265 11.5 31st (tie) 13.2
10.  Hypertension 255 10.9 5th 8.2

 

Nebraska Mortality Data Deaths Rate** U.S. Deaths U.S. Rate***
Firearm Deaths 179 9.5 33,594 10.3
Homicide 63 3.4 15,872 5.1
Drug Poisoning Deaths 125 7.2 47,055 14.7

 

Other Nebraska Data State U.S.
Infant Mortality Rate  (Deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.1 5.8
Percentage of Persons Without Health Insurance 11.2 11.5
Marriage Rate 6.4 6.9†
Divorce Rate 3.1 3.2††

 

* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
** Rates for the U.S. include the District of Columbia and (for births) U.S. territories.  Refer to notes in publication tables for more detail.
*** Death rates are age-adjusted.  Refer to source notes below for more detail.
†Excludes data for Georgia.
††Excludes data for California, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, and Minnesota.
n/a – Data not available.

 

Sources:

Health Insurance data come from Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2014; 2014 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 64, No. 12; leading cause of death data, including firearm, homicide, and drug poisoning mortality data, and infant mortality data come from CDC WONDER and rankings and rates are based on 2014 age-adjusted death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, refer to this report.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest rate. Although adjusted for variations in age-distribution and population size, differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic or mortality. When the number of deaths or births events is small, differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. Marriage and divorce data come from unpublished tables from the Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.

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