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2012 | Colorado | Compare Counties

  Colorado Yuma
County
Health Outcomes   10
Mortality   12
Premature death 6,005 5,397    
Morbidity   5
Poor or fair health 13% 18%    
Poor physical health days 3.1 3.1    
Poor mental health days 3.1 2.1    
Low birthweight 9.0% 6.3%    
Health Factors   23
Health Behaviors   40
Adult smoking 18% 20%    
Adult obesity 20% 24%    
Physical inactivity 17% 22%    
Excessive drinking 18% 6%    
Motor vehicle crash death rate 14      
Sexually transmitted infections 405 41    
Teen birth rate 44 47    
Clinical Care   44
Uninsured 17% 25%    
Primary care physicians 816:1 802:1    
Preventable hospital stays 48 84    
Diabetic screening 80% 79%    
Mammography screening 65% 66%    
Social & Economic Factors   4
High school graduation 72% 89%    
Some college 67% 55%    
Unemployment 8.9% 4.2%    
Children in poverty 17% 17%    
Inadequate social support 17% 18%    
Children in single-parent households 27% 16%    
Violent crime rate 345 109    
Physical Environment   27
Air pollution-particulate matter days 1 0    
Air pollution-ozone days 8 0    
Access to recreational facilities 11 0    
Limited access to healthy foods 6% 9%    
Fast food restaurants 45% 20%