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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Larimer
County
Health Outcomes   7
Mortality   8
Premature death 6,005 4,806    
Morbidity   12
Poor or fair health 13% 11%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 3.1    
Poor mental health days 3.1 2.8    
Low birthweight 9.0% 7.8%    
Health Factors   12
Health Behaviors   14
Adult smoking 18% 17%    
Adult obesity 20% 19%    
Physical inactivity 17% 14%    
Excessive drinking 18% 17%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 12    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 246    
Teen birth rate 44 24    
Clinical Care   11
Uninsured 17% 16%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 727:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 48    
Diabetic screening 80% 85%    
Mammography screening 65% 72%    
Social & Economic Factors   10
High school graduation 72% 82%    
Some college 67% 77%    
Unemployment 8.9% 7.4%    
Children in poverty 17% 13%    
Inadequate social support 17% 13%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 23%    
Violent crime rate 345 258    
Physical Environment   53
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 16    
Access to recreational facilities 11 15    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 6%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 49%