The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

2011 | Costilla, Colorado

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  Costilla
County
Error
Margin
National
Benchmark*
Colorado Rank
(of 57)
Health Outcomes 43
Mortality 25
Premature death     5,564 6,094  
Morbidity 51
Poor or fair health     10% 13%  
Poor physical health days 5.1 0.9-9.4 2.6 3.1  
Poor mental health days 2.9 1.6-4.1 2.3 3.0  
Low birthweight     6.0% 8.9%  
Health Factors 51
Health Behaviors 32
Adult smoking     15% 19%  
Adult obesity 19% 13-27% 25% 19%  
Excessive drinking 7% 2-19% 8% 18%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 15  
Sexually transmitted infections 124   83 395  
Teen birth rate 67 49-84 22 45  
Clinical Care 17
Uninsured adults 15% 12-18% 13% 20%  
Primary care physicians     631:1 816:1  
Preventable hospital stays 66 50-82 52 52  
Diabetic screening     89% 80%  
Mammography screening 58% 24-92% 74% 65%  
Social & Economic Factors 57
High school graduation 80%   92% 77%  
Some college 29%   68% 66%  
Unemployment 10.1%   5.3% 7.7%  
Children in poverty 37% 27-48% 11% 14%  
Inadequate social support     14% 17%  
Children in single-parent households 29%   20% 27%  
Homicide rate     1 4  
Physical Environment 27
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 1  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 8  
Access to healthy foods 67%   92% 59%  
Access to recreational facilities 0   17 12  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data