Infant mortality in New Hampshire for 2000 stood at 5.7 per 1,000 live births, among the lowest rates among the states. Abortions numbered 2,300 in 1996, or 8 per 1,000 women. The overall death rate in 2000 was 797.5 per 100,000 population, well below the national rate. Rates for death by heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, accidents and adverse effects, motor vehicle accidents, homicide, and firearm injuries were lower than the US rates; rates for death by suicide and chronic obstructive and pulmonary diseases were higher in 2000. A total of 919 AIDS cases had been reported through 2001. Among persons ages 18 and older, 25.4% were smokers in 2000.
New Hampshire's 28 community hospitals had 116,071 admissions and 2,853 beds in 2001. There were 4,173 full-time registered nurses and 240 full-time licensed practical nurses in 2001 and 275 physicians per 100,000 population in 2000. The average expense of a community hospital for care was $1,285 per inpatient day in 2001.
Federal government grants to cover the Medicare and Medicaid services in 2001 totaled $483 million; 172,704 enrollees received Medicare benefits that year. At least 9.4% of New Hampshire's adult population were uninsured in 2002.