Table 6_2_2-3

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 6_2_2.3
Obstetric trauma with 3rd or 4th degree lacerations per 1,000 vaginal deliveries without instrument assistance, by State, 2000, 2004-2007
	2007		2006		2005		2004		2000
State	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE
United States	32.3	0.1	36.2	0.1	40.1	0.1	40.4	0.1	51.7	0.1
Arizona	32.5	0.8	37.0	0.8	36.9	0.8	38.3	0.8	51.7	0.8
Arkansas	31.3	1.3	31.9	1.3	34.1	1.4	35.9	1.3	DNC	DNC
California	29.7	0.3	32.5	0.3	34.8	0.4	35.4	0.4	41.6	0.3
Colorado	31.2	0.9	33.4	0.9	43.3	1.0	44.3	1.0	55.1	1.0
Connecticut	46.3	1.3	49.3	1.3	45.7	1.3	53.6	1.2	69.5	1.2
Florida	27.5	0.6	28.6	0.5	32.1	0.6	34.8	0.6	41.7	0.5
Georgia	34.4	0.7	38.3	0.7	40.1	0.7	42.1	0.7	46.2	0.7
Hawaii	65.1	1.9	68.8	1.9	71.9	2.0	60.6	1.9	78.6	2.0
Illinois	35.6	0.6	38.6	0.6	42.2	0.6	43.6	0.6	52.3	0.6
Iowa	33.1	1.3	39.9	1.3	45.3	1.3	45.9	1.3	61.3	1.3
Kansas	38.9	1.2	43.4	1.2	47.9	1.3	46.5	1.3	68.8	1.2
Kentucky	45.9	1.1	48.5	1.1	51.3	1.2	54.4	1.2	63.8	1.1
Maine	36.5	2.2	38.9	2.2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Maryland	37.6	1.0	40.1	1.0	40.9	1.0	44.2	1.0	50.2	1.0
Massachusetts	24.8	0.9	29.7	0.9	34.5	0.9	37.5	0.9	48.1	0.9
Minnesota	41.3	0.9	43.7	0.9	47.8	0.9	52.6	0.9	DNC	DNC
Missouri	38.3	0.9	40.1	0.9	41.9	0.9	47.5	0.9	59.7	0.9
Nebraska	56.3	1.6	62.9	1.6	68.4	1.6	74.3	1.7	DNC	DNC
Nevada	34.9	1.4	39.7	1.4	42.8	1.4	46.6	1.4	DNC	DNC
New Hampshire	37.4	2.2	37.8	2.2	39.6	2.1	45.4	2.1	DNC	DNC
New Jersey	39.6	0.8	43.7	0.8	45.9	0.8	DNC	DNC	59.0	0.8
New York	28.9	0.5	31.2	0.5	31.8	0.5	36.6	0.5	41.3	0.5
North Carolina	33.8	0.7	37.3	0.7	38.5	0.7	44.8	0.7	51.3	0.7
Oklahoma	36.3	1.2	38.3	1.2	41.3	1.2	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Oregon	36.3	1.1	38.1	1.2	41.8	1.2	41.2	1.2	46.9	1.1
Rhode Island	42.0	2.2	38.5	2.3	48.2	2.2	48.0	2.2	DNC	DNC
South Carolina	38.4	1.1	44.8	1.1	48.6	1.1	54.0	1.1	57.1	1.1
Tennessee	36.4	0.9	36.9	0.9	39.8	0.9	41.9	0.9	48.8	0.9
Utah	24.5	1.1	27.3	1.1	29.7	1.1	35.5	1.1	40.2	1.1
Vermont	32.1	3.3	35.8	3.3	32.5	3.3	36.2	3.2	DNC	DNC
Virginia	35.2	0.8	37.2	0.8	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC
Washington	34.2	0.9	35.4	0.9	35.6	0.9	36.0	0.9	48.0	0.9
West Virginia	29.9	1.8	35.2	1.8	33.7	1.8	39.4	1.8	47.8	1.8
Wisconsin	29.7	0.9	32.6	0.9	36.4	0.9	37.5	0.9	46.9	0.9
Wyoming	25.8	2.9	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC

^a Rates are adjusted by age.

DNC - Data were not collected.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.� State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID). Not all States participate in HCUP.� Estimates for the total United States are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 6_2_2-3: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_2_2-3.html