An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of ... - Milken Institute

An Unhealthy AmericaMilken InstituteDIABETESDiabetes rates are highest in states reporting the greatest combinations of risk factors, both avoidable and uncontrollable.The most important avoidable factor appears to be diet, with Southern states (where one typically finds fried foods,higher alcohol consumption, and greater rates of obesity) showing the highest overall PRC levels.Diabetes Population Reporting ConditionDiabetes Population Reporting Condition - As Percentage of Population, 2003As Percentage of Population, 2003Top Five States Percent Expenditures Bottom PRC* Five States Expenditures/PRC PercentMississippi Disease6.89(Billions)Colorado (Millions) (Thousands) 2.90West Virginia Cancer 6.14 48.1 Alaska10.6 4.5 3.08TennesseeBreast Cancer 5.89 5.5 Minnesota 1.1 4.8 3.22South Carolina Colon Cancer 5.83 3.9 Montana0.3 11.5 3.39Pennsylvania 5.73 Utah 3.39Lung Cancer 6.3 0.4 17.1Sources: MEPS, Milken InstituteProstate Cancer 4.3 1.0 4.1Other Cancers 28.0 7.7 3.6Pulmonary Conditions 45.2 49.2 0.9Diabetes 27.1 13.7 2.0HypertensionPopulation Reporting 32.5 Diabetes - Per 36.8Capita, 2003 0.9Heart Disease 64.7 19.2 3.4Stroke 13.6 2.4 5.6Expenditures PRC* Expenditures/PRCMental Disorders 45.8 30.3 1.5Disease(Billions) (Millions) (Thousands)Total 277.0 162.2 1.7Cancer 48.1 10.6 4.5PRC: Population Reporting ConditionBreast Cancer 5.5 1.1 4.8Colon Cancer 3.9 0.3 11.5Lung Cancer 6.3 0.4 17.1Prostate Cancer 4.3 1.0 4.1Other Cancers 28.0 7.7 3.6Pulmonary Conditions 45.2 49.2 0.9Diabetes 27.1 13.7 2.0Hypertension 32.5 36.8 0.9Heart Disease 64.7 19.2 3.4Stroke 13.6 2.4 5.6Mental Disorders 45.8 30.3 1.5Total 277.0 162.2 1.7PRC: Population Reporting ConditionLowestThird TierSecond TierHighest[ 63 ]