Georgia Annual Health Status Measures: 2026

with comparisons to the U.S. and Healthy People 2000, 2010, 2020 & 2030 objectives

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Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP) , 9/9/2026 , v21.2

Table of Contents

• Leading Causes and Population Overview
• Maternal and Child Health
• Obesity and Related Conditions
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cancers
• Infectious Diseases
• Asthma
• External Causes
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Immunization
• Health Services Access

Leading Causes and Population Overview

Top Causes of Mortality and Population Characteristics

Number of Deaths, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Leading Causes* of Deaths, Georgia, 2021-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS Dashboard

*Cause categories are the National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS), rankable causes of deaths applied to Georgia.
“Unintentional Injuries” are roughly 1/3 motor vehicle crashes, 1/3 drug overdoses.

Leading Causes* of Deaths, Georgia, 2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

*Cause categories are the National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS), rankable causes of deaths applied to Georgia.
“Unintentional Injuries” are roughly 1/3 motor vehicle crashes, 1/3 drug overdoses.

Leading Causes* of Premature Deaths (before age 75), Georgia, 2021-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS Dashboard

*Cause categories are the National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS), rankable causes of deaths applied to Georgia.
“Unintentional Injuries” are roughly 1/3 motor vehicle crashes, 1/3 drug overdoses.
YPLL 75 represents the number of years of life lost before age 75.

Leading Causes* of Premature Deaths (before age 75), Georgia, 2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

*Cause categories are the National Centers for Health Statistics (NCHS), rankable causes of deaths applied to Georgia.
“Unintentional Injuries” are roughly 1/3 motor vehicle crashes, 1/3 drug overdoses.
YPLL 75 represents the number of years of life lost before age 75.

Rate of Premature Deaths (Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)), Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

YPLL 75 represents the number of years of potential life lost due to death before age 75, as a measure of premature death. The YPLL 75 Rate is the years of potential life lost before age 75 that occur per 100,000 population less than 75 years of age.

Population by Non-Hispanic (NH) Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity*, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. U.S. Census data as found in OASIS, Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP)

*Hispanic can be of any race.

Poverty Rates, Georgia and U.S., 2004-2024

1. U.S. Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)

Poverty Rates of Children <5 years old, Georgia and U.S., 2004-2024

1. U.S. Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)

Annual Average Unemployment Rates, Georgia and U.S., 2002-2025

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Maternal and Child Health

Infant Mortality Rate by Race, Georgia, and U.S., 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2010	4.5
2020	6.0
2030	5.0

1. Centers for Disease Control, Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

These are period rates, not birth-cohort based rates.

Feto-Infant Mortality Rates: Perinatal Periods of Risk, Georgia, 2000-2024 Birth Cohorts

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percentage of Live Births born Premature (<37 weeks), Georgia, and U.S. by Race, 2008-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2010	7.6
2030	9.4

1. Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, FastStats - Births and Natality
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percentage of Live Births Weighing Less than 2,500 Grams (Low Birthweight), Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2000	5.0%
2010	5.0%
2020	7.8%

1. Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, FastStats - Births and Natality
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percent Repeat Pregnancies, 10-17 Years of Age, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2000-2024

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percent of Infants Being Breastfed at the Time of Discharge, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2013-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	81.9%

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Of Repeat Births, Percent with Less Than Two-Year Birth Interval, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Obesity and Related Conditions

Percentage of Adults 18 Years of Age and Older, who are Obese (BMI ≥ 30), Georgia and U.S., 2000-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2010	15.0%
2020	30.5%
2030	36.0%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Obesity is self-reported.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is measured as weight in kilograms/height in meters.
Survey method changed after 2010.

Age-specific Rate of Obesity/Overweight-related Hospitalizations, 5-19 Years of Age, Georgia, by Race, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

10/1/15 change from ICD9-CM to ICD10-CM
Definition: Any of the first 10 diagnoses has any one of the following codes: ICD-9 CM: 278.0, 278.0[0-2], 278.1, 278.8, V85.2[1-5], V85.3[0-9], V85.4[1-5], V85.5[3-4] (before 10/1/15).
ICD-10 CM: E66.[0-3,9], E65, E67.8, Z68.2[5-9], Z68.3[0-9], Z68.4[1-5], Z68.5[3-4] (10/1/15 and after).

Percentage of Adults 18 Years of Age and Older who have Diabetes, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2000	2.5%
2010	2.5%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Age-Adjusted Diabetes Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Alzheimer’s Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

The increase in 2014 is due largely to decreased reporting of “unspecified dementia” and increased reporting of “Alzheimer’s”.

Cardiovascular Disease

Age-Adjusted Stroke Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	34.8
2030	33.4

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Cardiovascular Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S, by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Cancers

Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Sex-specific causes have sex-specific denominators.

Age-Adjusted Lung Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2000	42.0
2010	44.9
2020	45.5
2030	25.1

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percentage of Adults, 18 Years of Age and Older Who Smoke, Georgia and U.S., 1998-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2000	12.0%
2010	15.0%
2020	12.0%
2030	6.1%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Tobacco use/current smoker.

Age-Adjusted Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., Males by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	21.8
2030	16.9

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Data limited to males.

Age-Adjusted Breast Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S. Women by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	20.7
2030	15.3

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Data limited to females.

Percentage of Women 40 Years of Age and Older, Who Have Received a Mammogram Within the Last Two Years, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2010	70.0%
2020	81.8%
2030	80.3%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Age-Adjusted Colon Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	14.5
2030	8.9

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S. Women, by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2020	2.2

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Data limited to females.

Percentage of Women 18 Years of Age and Older, who had a Pap Test within the Last 3 Years, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2020

Healthy People	Goal
2000	90.0%
2010	85.0%
2020	93.0%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Survey method changed after 2010. As of 2016, the question is limited to women aged 21-65.

Infectious Diseases

Age-Adjusted Pneumonia Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Percentage of Adults 65 Years of Age and Older, Ever Vaccinated for Pneumococcal Disease, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2010	60.0%
2020	90.0%
2030	90.0%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Age-Specific Influenza Hospital Discharge Rate, Adults 65+ Years of Age, Georgia, by Race, 2003-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Specific Influenza Mortality Rate, Adults 65+ Years of Age, U.S. and Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

GA rates are not calculated when <5 events occur per year. Dotted lines connect years with un-calculated rates.

Percentage of Adults 65+ Years of Age, Who Have Received a Flu Vaccination within the Past 12 Months, Georgia and U.S., 2001-2024

Healthy People	Goal
2010	60.0%
2020	90.0%
2030	90.0%

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Asthma

Age-Adjusted Asthma Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Asthma Emergency Room Visit Rates, Georgia, by Race, 2004-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Number of Asthma Emergency Room Visits, Georgia, by Age Group, 2004-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

External Causes

Drug Abuse / Suicide / Motor Vehicle Crashes / Homicide

Deaths From Drug Overdoses, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

“Natural, Semi-synthetic, Synthetic Opioids”, “Synthetic Opioids (e.g. Fentanyl) other than Methadone”, “Heroin”, and “Methadone” are not mutually exclusive.

Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Mortality Rates, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Drug Overdoses: Any of the following codes as underlying cause:
ICD-10: X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, Y10-Y14

Deaths from Drug Overdoses*, Suicides and Motor Vehicle Crashes, Georgia, 2000-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Poisoning (ICD10: X40-X49) displayed above is used as a surrogate for Drug Overdose. Poisoning is accidental and includes alcohol; and contains ~90% of all Drug Overdoses. Drug Overdoses (ICD10: X40-44, X60-64, X85, Y10-14) can be accidental or intentional (e.g. suicide) but excludes alcohol.

Age-Adjusted Suicide Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2010	4.8
2020	10.2
2030	12.8

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Age-Adjusted Homicide Mortality Rates, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

Healthy People	Goal
2010	2.8
2020	5.5
2030	5.5

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Rate of Newly Diagnosed Cases of Congenital Syphilis, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2023

Healthy People	Goal
2010	1.0
2020	9.6
2030	33.9

1. STI Statistics, CDC
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Crude Rate of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases, Georgia and U.S., 2000-2023

1. STI Statistics, CDC
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Crude Rate of Newly Diagnosed Cases of Gonorrhea Georgia and U.S., 2000-2023

1. STI Statistics, CDC
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Grady Hospital started submitting gonorrhea data in 2016.

Crude Rate of Chlamydia Cases in Georgia and U.S., 2000-2023

1. STI Statistics, CDC
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Grady Hospital started submitting chlamydia data in 2016.

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate HIV/AIDS, Georgia and U.S., by Race, 2000-2025

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC Wonder
2. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Immunization

Immunization Coverage Combined 7 Vaccine Series (4:3:1:3:3:1:4), Among Children 35 Months of Age, Georgia and U.S., 2011 - 2022

Vaccine	Dtap	Polio	MMR	HiB	Hepatitis B	Varicella	PCV
Recommended Doses	≥ 4	≥ 3	≥ 1	3	≥ 3	≥ 1	≥ 4

1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Immunization Survey

Data are by birth cohort year.

Health Services Access

Percent of Hospital Discharges that were Self-Pay, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2001-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

Definition: Self-pay - paying out of pocket for a health-related service in absence of insurance. The total number of discharges where Primary Payor was “self-pay” per 100 total discharges.

Percent of Hospitalizations that were Avoidable*, Total and by Race, Georgia, 2001-2025

1. Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), OASIS

*Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC): Conditions that respond to timely and effective care in the outpatient (ambulatory) setting. ACSC’s are used as Prevention Quality Indicators, and can assist in evaluating quality or use of primary health care.

Prepared by The Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP), Epidemiology Division, Georgia Department of Public Health.

• Many health indicators used in this report reside in the Department’s Health Information Repository, and can be accessed online via the Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS).

• All data reflect Residents of Georgia.

• Please direct questions to ohip@dph.ga.gov.

• Healthy People information can be found online here.

Version: 21.2
Updated: 9/9/2026