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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Rio Grande
County
Health Outcomes   57
Mortality   56
Premature death 6,005 8,956    
Morbidity   52
Poor or fair health 13% 19%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 3.4    
Poor mental health days 3.1 4.0    
Low birthweight 9.0% 11.2%    
Health Factors   43
Health Behaviors   42
Adult smoking 18% 19%    
Adult obesity 20% 21%    
Physical inactivity 17% 24%    
Excessive drinking 18% 6%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14 28    
Sexually transmitted infections 405 276    
Teen birth rate 44 70    
Clinical Care   50
Uninsured 17% 22%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 1,163:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 67    
Diabetic screening 80% 72%    
Mammography screening 65% 55%    
Social & Economic Factors   46
High school graduation 72% 66%    
Some college 67% 59%    
Unemployment 8.9% 8.0%    
Children in poverty 17% 29%    
Inadequate social support 17% 20%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 33%    
Violent crime rate 345 268    
Physical Environment   6
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 26    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 4%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 30%