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YRBS Report, 2013-2023
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors six priority health behaviors including behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV; alcohol and drug use; tobacco use; dietary behaviors; and physical activity.
Sexual Violence Report, 2022
In 2022, South Dakota’s rape rate was 55.8 per 100,000, considerably higher than the national annual rape rate of 40 per 100,000.
Youth Tobacco Survey Report, 2023
National data from 2023 shows a promising downward trend in the use of e-cigarettes overall among youth. However, this data also showed that most of the decline was among high school-age students, with middle school youth showing an increase in use.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Year Two Evaluation Report
The South Dakota Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (SD CLPPP) provides lead exposure prevention education and support to the families of children exposed to lead and also maintains surveillance data of blood lead results on children younger than six. Using this data, SD CLPPP can develop and evaluate current efforts to prevent lead poisoning across the state. Data findings will be used to inform medical and health professionals on testing, reporting, and case management. Data collected can help to update outreach activities and educational materials for parents, educators, and health professionals.
Tuberculosis Control Program Annual Report, 2023
During the last ten years, South Dakota averaged 13 cases of tuberculosis (TB) per year. During 2023, there were 14 cases of TB reported to the South Dakota Department of Health.
Violent Death Reporting System Data Report, 2021
The South Dakota Violent Death Reporting System (SD-VDRS) is a CDC-funded anonymous surveillance system that collects information on suicides, homicides, deaths of undetermined intent, unintentional firearm deaths, and legal intervention deaths in the state.
American Indian Health Data Book
The American Indian Health Data Book contains data on selected health concerns in South Dakota, such as social vulnerability, early syphilis, congenital syphilis, cervical cancer, lung cancer, smoking, infant mortality, pregnancy-associated deaths, suicide, alcohol-related deaths, overdose deaths, and age of death.
Causes of Death, 2013-2022
This report lists selected causes of death for South Dakota residents from 2013 to 2022 by year of death and excludes infant deaths.
Infant Mortality 1-Pager, 2018-2022
From 2018-2022, there were 389 infant deaths in SD. The overall infant mortality rate increased from 6.3 in 2021 to 7.8 in 2022. This is the highest rate for SD since 2017 which was also 7.8.
School Height & Weight Report, 2022-2023
The Department of Health (DOH) completed its twenty-fifth year of collecting data on the height and weight of students in South Dakota schools. This report summarizes obesity data collected on 20.3 percent (32,984 students) of the state’s students from 100 schools during the 2022-2023 school year.