Waukesha County Falls in County Health Rankings

Waukesha County fell from seventh to 13^th among Wisconsin counties this year in the fourth annual County Health Rankings, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

It was the second consecutive year the county fell backward. It was ranked fourth in the first two years of the survey, dropped to seventh in 2012 and now is down to 13^th, among 72 Wisconsin counties.

The study ranked each county by data in the following areas:

• Morbidity
• Mortality
• Health Behaviors
• Clinical Care
• Social and Economic Factors
• Physical Environment

An area where Waukesha County has consistently slid is in morbidity. The county was 13^th overall in 2011, 22^nd last year and 32^nd in 2013. Notable changes in individual morbidity measurements from 2010 to 2013 include:

• Percent of babies with low birthweight, up from 5.9 percent to 6.4 percent
• Adults reporting fair or poor health, up from 9 percent to 10 percent

The county was ranked No. 2 for clinical care and No. 3 in social and economic factors.

Ozaukee County led the rankings in 2013, as it for three of the study’s four years.