Mississippi

Mental Health

Summary of Results.

Mississippi's progress in this area has been mixed. Child mortality is improving over time. The percentage of children born at low birthweights is worsening over time. The percentage of children living with a single parent is remaining relatively stable. Youth depression is showing mixed trends over time.

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  • Fatal Overdoses
    Specific Measure

    Deaths per 100,000 Population From Drug Overdoses (Age-Adjusted Rate)

    (Source: Centers for Disease Control).
    State Rank
    State vs. US trend
    15
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    Mississippi State Trend Worsening

  • Adult Depression
    Specific Measure

    Percentage of adults over age 18 who reported experiencing a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the past year

    (Source: Authors' analysis of National Survey on Drug Use and Health data).
    State Rank
    State vs. US trend
    4
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    Mississippi State Trend Mixed

    Break in trend comparability starting in 2021-22 data year."Data is provided as pooled two-year estimates. The trend graph displays the measure as a single-year estimate, taking the second year of the pooled estimate and reporting no data in the first year.

  • Suicide Rate
    Specific Measure

    Suicide rate per 100,000 people, age-adjusted

    (Source: Centers for Disease Control).
    State Rank
    State vs. US trend
    25
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    Mississippi State Trend Worsening

How to Read This Report:

We report each measure three different ways: State Rank, State Trend, State vs. US Trend. Each result is color coded as either red (negative/worsening), yellow (neutral/stable), or green (positive/improving), as indicated below. If the simple trends were erratic, had too few data points, or had no data points, we do not color code and label the trend as “mixed,” "unclear," or "NA," respectively.

State Rank

(Where are we now?)

State Trend

(Where are we going?)

State vs. US Trend

(How do we compare?)

Top third

Improving

Improving relative to the national trend and improving 2+ rank spots

Middle third

No significant change

No difference compared with national trend or change in rank by <2 spots

Bottom third

Worsening

Worsening relative to national trend and declining 2+ rank spots

Not applicable

Distinct periods of improving and worsening

(Only for measures with >1 series.) One series is improving and another is worsening

Not applicable

Not enough data to establish a trend

NA

No data

For more information on our definitions and methods, please see the Data Notes section.