Hypertension 12.3 13.2 Nephritis , Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrosis 19.7 14.9 Influenzas and Pneumonia 21.1 14.7 Parkinson ’ s Disease 8.4 12.8 Suicide 18.7 16.9
• Polk County averages more deaths per 100,000 population ( 1071.3 ) than the Florida average ( 980.4 ) and higher rates in many categories .
• The areas where Polk averages lower rates than the Florida average include Alzheimer ’ s Disease , Unintentional Injury , Hypertension , and Parkinson ’ s Disease . Many of those rates are higher at the state average due to the high population of elderly citizens in South Florida .
• Suicide rates are higher in Polk County ( 18.7 ) than the state average ( 16.9 ).
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