Idaho's infant mortality rate was 7.5 per 1,000 live births in 2000, above the national rate of 6.9. There were 1,580 legal abortions in Idaho in 1999, with 3 abortions performed per 1,000 women. The overall death rate was 751.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2000. Death rates for accidents and adverse effects, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide were above the respective national rates in 2000. Death rates for heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases were below their corresponding national rates in the same year. However, deaths by homicide ranked lowest along with Massachusetts, 1.9 (2.0 age-adjusted). A high birth rate and low death rate are reflected in Idaho's younger-than-average population. Of the population age 18 and older, 22.4% were classified as smokers in 2000. In the same year, there were 10 HIV-related deaths in Idaho. AIDS cases numbering 517 had been reported through 2001.
In all, 40 community hospitals had 3,439 licensed beds and 122,510 admissions in 2001. Community hospital personnel included 3,371 full-time registered nurses and 624 full-time licensed practical nurses. There were 178 physicians per 100,000 population in 2000, significantly less than the national average of 288. The average expense to hospitals for care provided in 2001 was $994.70 per inpatient day.
Federal government grants to cover the Medicare and Medicaid services in 2001 totaled $530 million; 168,550 enrollees received Medicare benefits that year. At least 16% of adults were uninsured in 2002.