People with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes make up over a quarter of those waiting for an organ transplant in Wisconsin. People needing a kidney account for nearly 80% of those on the transplant list.
Tag: DataWatch
Datawatch is part of Wisconsin Watch’s weekly Monday newsletter, Forward. It examines Wisconsin issues through statistics in a clear and simple format. We aim to be innovative and educational with our graphics and the information they convey. Feel free to send us any datasets or topics you think are interesting through our newsroom’s tip sheet or by directly emailing krathore@wisconsinwatch.org.
Posted inForward, Health & Welfare
DataWatch: Wisconsin residents of legal drinking age consumed 35+ gallons of alcohol a person in 2022
Data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides a deep look at what Wisconsin residents are drinking and how much.
Posted inForward, Health & Welfare
DataWatch: Fight against fluoride is expanding on the local and national stage
Data from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency shows that, in 2024, about 83.6% of Wisconsin’s residents have fluoridated water.
Posted inForward, Government
DataWatch: Rightward election shift was weaker in Wisconsin than other states
In Wisconsin’s 2024 U.S. Senate and presidential elections, the youngest voters shifted slightly toward Republicans while other age groups shifted Democratic in the Senate race and Republican in the presidential.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch, Forward
DataWatch: Overall, Wisconsin’s health is above average in the United States
Across various measures of health and wellness, Wisconsin ranked 22nd based on data from America’s Health Rankings’ 2023 annual report.
Posted inForward
DataWatch: The ups and downs of Wisconsin’s highway system
Wisconsin’s highways were ranked 40th of the 50 states in 2022.
Posted inForward, Justice & Safety
DataWatch: Wisconsin incarcerates more people than its prisons were designed to hold
More than 5,000Â people are living outside of the designated normal population for the prison system. Overcrowding in prisons can have serious impacts on staff and prisoners.