Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2023 | Page 39

Health Outcomes
Length of Life Pulaski ( PU ) County Kentucky United States
Premature Death 11,200 10,000 7,300
Quality of Life Pulaski ( PU ) County Kentucky United States
Poor or Fair Health
26 %
22 %
17 %
Poor Physical Health Days
5.5
5.0
3.9
Poor Mental Health Days
5.7
5.5
4.5
Low Birthweight
9 %
9 %
8 %
Additional Health Outcomes ( not included in overall ranking ) Toggle Drawer Health Factors
Health Behaviors Pulaski ( PU ) County Kentucky United States
Adult Smoking
27 %
25 %
16 %
Adult Obesity
37 %
36 %
32 %
Food Environment Index
6.8
6.6
7.8
Physical Inactivity
37 %
32 %
26 %
Access to Exercise Opportunities
57 %
66 %
80 %
Excessive Drinking
14 %
18 %
20 %
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths
24 %
25 %
27 %
Sexually Transmitted Infections
440.1
468.1
551.0
Teen Births
39
29
19
Additional Health Behaviors ( not included in overall ranking )
Clinical Care Pulaski ( PU ) County Kentucky United States
Uninsured
9 %
8 %
11 %
Primary Care Physicians
1,300:1
1,540:1
1,310:1
Dentists
1,340:1
1,520:1
1,400:1
Mental Health Providers
260:1
390:1
350:1
Preventable Hospital Stays
4,057
5,028
3,767
Mammography Screening
36 %
41 %
43 %
Flu Vaccinations
34 %
46 %
48 %
Additional Clinical Care ( not included in overall ranking )
Social & Economic Factors Pulaski ( PU ) County Kentucky United States
High School Completion
83 %
87 %
89 %
Some College
60 %
63 %
67 %
Unemployment
7.3 %
6.6 %
8.1 %
Children in Poverty
27 %
19 %
16 %
Income Inequality
5.6
5.0
4.9
Children in Single-Parent Households
29 %
26 %
25 %
Social Associations
9.7
10.6
9.2
Violent Crime
119
222
386
Injury Deaths
100
101
76
Additional Social & Economic Factors ( not included in overall ranking )
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