Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada Data & Key Comparisons

• In Nevada, the percent of women aged 18+ who have had a Pap Smear test within the past three years is lower
than the national average. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System)
Women Aged 18+ Who Have 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014
% 84% 83% 85% 82% 78% 78% 73% NA 82%
Nevada
Rank 43 48 34 of 49 40 47 43 48 NA 32 
United States % 87% 87% 86% 84% 83% 81% 78% NA 85%

• The percent of Nevada adults aged 50+ that have ever had a colorectal cancer screening (sigmoidoscopy or
colonoscopy) is below the national average. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System)
Colorectal Cancer Screening 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
% 56% 62% 61% 58% 58% 59% 59% 62%
Nevada
Rank 45 39 49 NA 48 48 48 44 
United States % 62% 65% 67% 65% 65% 67% 67% 68%

• The percentage of Nevadans that visited the dentist for any reason during the past year is lower than the
national average. (United Health Foundation, America’s Health Rankings)
Recent Dental Visit 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
% 66% 64% 64% 67% 67% 61% 61% 60% 60% 60%
Nevada
Rank 39 44 44 36 36 40 40 40 40 42 
United States % 70% 71% 71% 70% 70% 67% 67% 65% 65% 66%

• Nevada has fewer primary care physicians per 100,000 population than the national average. (United Health
Foundation, America’s Health Rankings)
Primary Care Physicians 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
# per 100,000 85 87 86 86 84 85 85 86 104 108
Nevada
Rank 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 46 46 =
United States # per 100,000 120 121 121 121 120 121 124 127 145 150

Nevada has a lower number of preventable hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare recipients than the average
for the U.S. (United Health Foundation, America’s Health Rankings)
Preventable Hospitalizations 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
# per 1,000 65 62 57 59 58 57 52 46 42 42
Nevada
Rank 13 11 12 15 16 16 16 14 13 14 
United States # per 1,000 78 71 71 68 67 65 63 58 50 49

• Nevada ranks poorly in the percent of adult surgery patients who received the appropriate timing of antibiotics.
(U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Appropriate Timing of
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Antibiotics
% 55% 66% 76% 72% 76% 86%
Nevada
Rank 50 50 50 50 50 49 
United States % 75% 81% 86% 81% 87% 92%

DHHS Fact Book, April 2019 Page 115