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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Douglas
County
Health Outcomes   2
Mortality   1
Premature death 6,005 3,525    
Morbidity   7
Poor or fair health 13% 6%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 2.3    
Poor mental health days 3.1 2.4    
Low birthweight 9.0% 8.8%    
Health Factors   1
Health Behaviors   1
Adult smoking 18% 9%    
Adult obesity 20% 16%    
Physical inactivity 17% 11%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 8    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 134    
Teen birth rate 44 11    
Clinical Care   2
Uninsured 17% 7%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 1,186:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 37    
Diabetic screening 80% 85%    
Mammography screening 65% 71%    
Social & Economic Factors   1
High school graduation 72% 83%    
Some college 67% 87%    
Unemployment 8.9% 7.1%    
Children in poverty 17% 4%    
Inadequate social support 17% 12%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 13%    
Violent crime rate 345 109    
Physical Environment   55
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 21    
Access to recreational facilities 11 11    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 3%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 51%