In 2000, the infant mortality rate was 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, well below the national rate of 6.9. In 1999, 14,145 legal abortions were performed in Oregon, a rate of 20 abortions per 1,000 women. The HIV mortality rate per 100,000 population was 1.8, well below the national average of 5.3 in 2000. A total of 5,056 AIDS cases had been reported in Oregon through 2001. Major causes of death in 2000 (with rates per 100,000 population) were heart disease, 212.3; cancer, 208.0; cerebrovascular diseases, 71.9; accidents and adverse effects, 38.2; motor vehicle accidents, 14.3 and suicide, 14.8. The overall death rate of 884.5 per 100,000 population is higher than the national rate of 873.1. At least 20.8% of Oregon residents 18 and older smoked in 2000.
Oregon's 60 community hospitals had 334,862 admissions and 6,660 beds in 2001. There were 11,266 full-time registered nurses and 575 full-time licensed practical nurses in 2001 and 265 physicians per 100,000 population in 2000. The average expense of a community hospital for care was $1,137.80 per inpatient day in 2001.
Federal government grants to cover the Medicare and Medicaid services in 2001 totaled $1.8 billion; 495,704 enrollees received Medicare benefits that year. At least 12.8% of Oregon's residents were uninsured in 2002.
The only medical and dental schools in the state are at the University of Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.