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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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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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County: Mercer

Health / Cancer

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County: Mercer

Health / Cancer

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County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Breast Cancer

Current Value:
20.7
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)

County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cancer

Current Value:
142.0
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)

County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Colorectal Cancer

Current Value:
13.3
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)

County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Lung Cancer

Current Value:
29.3
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)

County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer

Current Value:
17.9
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)

County: Mercer Mammogram in Past 2 Years: 50-74

Current Value:
78.2%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (80.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(80.3%)

County: Mercer

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Mercer

Health / Health Care Access & Quality

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County: Mercer Persons with Health Insurance

Current Value:
92.3%
(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>

County: Mercer

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Mercer

Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

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County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

30.4
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (33.4), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(33.4)

County: Mercer High Blood Pressure Prevalence

Current Value:
31.0%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (41.9%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(41.9%)

County: Mercer

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Mercer

Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

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County: Mercer Tuberculosis Incidence Rate

Current Value:
4.7
Cases per 100,000 population
(2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (1.4), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(1.4)

County: Mercer

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Mercer

Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health

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County: Mercer Infant Mortality Rate

Current Value:

County: Mercer Infant Mortality Rate

4.6
Deaths per 1,000 live births
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.0), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.0)
<div>MICH-02: Reduce the rate of infant deaths <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Mercer Preterm Births

Current Value:

County: Mercer Preterm Births

9.3%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (9.4%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(9.4%)

County: Mercer

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Mercer

Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders

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County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide

Current Value:
6.7
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (12.8), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(12.8)
<div>MHMD-01: Reduce the suicide rate <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Mercer

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Mercer

Health / Prevention & Safety

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County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Firearms

Current Value:
8.5
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2018-2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (10.7), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(10.7)

County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Injuries

52.4
Deaths per 100,000 population
(2019-2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (43.2), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(43.2)

County: Mercer

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Mercer

Health / Tobacco Use

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County: Mercer Adults who Smoke

Current Value:

County: Mercer Adults who Smoke

13.0%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (6.1%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(6.1%)
<div>TU-02: Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults <strong>(LEADING HEALTH INDICATOR)</strong></div>

County: Mercer

Health / Weight Status

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County: Mercer

Health / Weight Status

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County: Mercer Adults 20+ Who Are Obese

Current Value:

County: Mercer Adults 20+ Who Are Obese

23.9%
(2021)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (36.0%), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(36.0%)

County: Mercer

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Mercer

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

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County: Mercer Insufficient Sleep

Current Value:

County: Mercer Insufficient Sleep

34.3%
(2020)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (26.7%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(26.7%)

County: Mercer

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Mercer

Community / Crime & Crime Prevention

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County: Mercer Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Homicide

Current Value:
8.5
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>

County: Mercer

Community / Social Environment

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County: Mercer

Community / Social Environment

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County: Mercer Substantiated Child Abuse Rate

Current Value:
2.6
Cases per 1,000 children
(2019)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.7), the target has  been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.7)

County: Mercer

Community / Transportation

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County: Mercer

Community / Transportation

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County: Mercer Workers Commuting by Public Transportation

Current Value:
5.2%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (5.3%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(5.3%)

County: Mercer

Economy / Poverty

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County: Mercer

Economy / Poverty

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County: Mercer People Living Below Poverty Level

Current Value:
11.2%
(2018-2022)
Compared to:
Compared to the HP 2030 Target (8.0%), the target has not been met.
HP 2030 Target
(8.0%)