Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2022 | Page 41

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the percentage of adults reporting their health status as generally being fair or poor .
Data Source : BRFSS
Physically Unhealthy Days ( per month ) 2018
Pulaski
Kentucky
6 ( 4.93-7.02 )
5 ( 4.9-5.3 )
About the Indicator : Average number of days in the past 30 days
when physical health , including physical illness and injury , was not
good .
Data Source : BRFSS
Mentally Unhealthy Days ( per month ) 2018
Pulaski
Kentucky
4 ( 3.53-5.33 )
5 ( 4.4-4.8 )
About the Indicator : Average number of days in the past 30 days
when mental health , including stress , depression , and problems
with emotions , was not good .
Data Source : BRFSS
Prevalence of Asthma ( percent adults ) 2020
Pulaski
Kentucky
19 %( 14.7-24.9 )
16 %( 14.8-16.3 ) Data Source : BRFSS
Prevalence of Diabetes ( percent adults ) 2020
Pulaski
Kentucky
15 %( 11.5-19.8 )
13 %( 12.7-14.0 ) Data Source : BRFSS
Prevalence of Hypertension ( percent adults ) 2009 Pulaski Kentucky
33 %( 27.9 - 38.2 ) 39 %( 38.0-40.3 ) About the Indicator : Percent of adults who report they have been told they have high blood pressure or hypertension by a health care professional .
Data Source : BRFSS
Cancer Deaths ( age-adjusted rate per 100K pop )
Pulaski
Kentucky
All Cancers
209
193
Lung and Bronchus
68
63
Colorectal
18
17
Breast
21
21
Prostate
21
19
About the Indicator : Breast Cancer Death Rate is the number of
deaths per 100,000 females . Prostate Cancer Death Rate is the
number of deaths per 100,000 males .
Data for counties with fewer than 15 deaths is considered unstable and has been supressed .
Data Source : Kentucky Cancer Registry
Heart Disease Deaths ( per 100,000 population ) 2018
Pulaski
Kentucky
233
195
About the Indicator : Age-adjusted rate of deaths ( due to heart
disease ) per year .
Data Source : Kentucky State Data Center - Vital Statistics

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