Arlington ’ s Health Compared to Other Cities
Health Comparison
Arlington ’ s Health Compared to Other Cities
A population ’ s health is a common indicator of life conditions for the residents of a city . There exists a large variance between individual cities and regions on life expectancy and various health data points .
The City of Arlington has the largest percent of uninsured population with regard to selected comparison cities at 20 percent with Irvine , CA , having the lowest at 4.9 percent . However , Arlington has comparably more individuals over the age of 65 receiving preventive care than all comparison cities , except Irvine , CA and Raleigh , NC .
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks # 58 amongst the top 150 MSAs by population in life expectancy . Arlington is trailing the number one position by approximately 3.5 years , while exceeding the last position by 4.1 years .
# 1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA , CA : 82.5
20 % 15 % 10 % 5 %
Life Expectancy for Top 150 MSAs , 2016
0 %
Arlington Mesa Anaheim Tampa Aurora Raleigh Irvine
50 % 40 % 30 % 20 % 10 %
20 %
36.4 %
15.2 %
# 58 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA , TX : 79.0
Health
Uninsured Population , 2018
Percentage of individuals without health insurance ( 0-64 years )
14.4 % 13.7 % 12.9 % 12.1 %
Source : Department of Population Health , NYU Langone Health . City Health Dashboard .
Preventive Care , 2016
Adults 65 and over with preventive care
29.2 %
33.5 % 33.7 % 34.3 %
39.8 %
0 %
Arlington Tampa Anaheim Mesa Aurora Irvine
Source : Department of Population Health , NYU Langone Health . City Health Dashboard .
4.9 %
43.1 %
Raleigh
# 150 Mobile MSA , AL : 74.9
Unity Council Report
Source : PolicyLink / USC Equity Research Institute , National Equity Atlas , www . nationalequityatlas . org .
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
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