The new seven-year average birth weight data for 2014-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Natality files and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams) are reported for US states and counties with 10…
The access to exercise opportunities data for the year of 2010&2021 are now available. Data were from the 2010&2021 Business Analyst, ESRI, YMCA & US Census Tigerline Files and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The percentage of individuals in a county who live reasonably close to a location for physical activity are reported…
The school segregation index data, which reports the extent to which students within different race and ethnicity groups are unevenly distributed across schools when compared with the racial and ethnic composition of the local population, are now available for the year of 2020-2021. Data were from the 2020-2021 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and are…
The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2021 are now available (replacing data for 2020). Data were from the 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Rate of mental health care providers per 100,000 population…
The new three-year average premature death data for the years of 2018-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2017-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2018-2020) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The age-adjusted rate of potential life lost before age 75 per every 100,000 total population…
The new poor physical health days data for the year of 2019 are now available (replacing data for 2018). Data were from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Average poor physical health days per Month for adults are reported for US counties and…