COUNTY PROFILE: Fairfield County, Connecticut
US COUNTY PERFORMANCE The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the performance of all 3,142 US counties or county-equivalents in terms of life expectancy at birth, mortality rates for select causes, alcohol use, smoking prevalence, obesity prevalence, and recommended physical activity using novel small area estimation techniques and the most up-to-date county-level information. Explore more results using the interactive US Health Map data visualization (http://vizhub.healthdata.org/subnational/usa).
FINDINGS: LIFE EXPECTANCY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 83.5 82.6 81.5 131 +6.6 Male 79.9 78.4 76.7 89 +11.6
life expectancy at birth (years), 2014
Fig. 1: Female life expectancy, 2014 Fig. 2: Male life expectancy, 2014
FINDINGS: ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 545.4 596.2 667.8 143 -35.5 Male 725.2 823.1 930.1 90 -47.3
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 3: Female all-cause mortality, 2014 Fig. 4: Male all-cause mortality, 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 1 FINDINGS: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 106.1 106.9 124.9 724 -56.3 Male 153.5 162.2 191.5 387 -67.2
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 5: Female ischemic heart disease, 2014 Fig. 6: Male ischemic heart disease, 2014
FINDINGS: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE) Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 38.6 40.0 47.4 299 -48.9 Male 38.9 42.3 48.8 248 -57.1
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 7: Female cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014 Fig. 8: Male cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 2 FINDINGS: TRACHEAL, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG CANCER Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 35.7 42.4 43.8 497 -11.3 Male 47.2 57.6 67.6 229 -53.5
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 9: Female tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014 Fig. 10: Male tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014
FINDINGS: BREAST CANCER Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 22.7 23.5 25.9 531 -46.3 Male 0.4 0.4 0.3 2779 -17.7
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 11: Female breast cancer, 2014 Fig. 12: Male breast cancer, 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 3 FINDINGS: MALIGNANT SKIN MELANOMA Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 1.8 2.0 1.9 765 -18.7 Male 3.7 3.9 4.5 388 -19.2
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 13: Female malignant skin melanoma, 2014 Fig. 14: Male malignant skin melanoma, 2014
FINDINGS: DIABETES, UROGENITAL, BLOOD, AND ENDOCRINE DISEASES MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 34.6 40.5 49.6 179 +0.3 Male 42.2 53.5 63.8 117 -12.3
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 15: Female diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases Fig. 16: Male diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases mortality, 2014 mortality, 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 4 FINDINGS: SELF-HARM AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 5.9 6.8 9.0 186 -31.6 Male 18.8 21.6 30.9 92 -41.1
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 17: Female self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014 Fig. 18: Male self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014
FINDINGS: TRANSPORT INJURIES MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 4.2 5.1 8.1 42 -58.9 Male 10.5 12.9 19.8 47 -64.0
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 19: Female transport injuries mortality, 2014 Fig. 20: Male transport injuries mortality, 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 5 FINDINGS: MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 5.8 7.8 8.2 855 +207.0 Male 15.1 20.9 18.7 1516 +113.4
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 21: Female mental and substance use disorders mortality, 2014 Fig. 22: Male mental and substance use disorders mortality, 2014
FINDINGS: CIRRHOSIS AND OTHER CHRONIC LIVER DISEASES MORTALITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1980-2014 Female 7.5 10.2 11.8 103 -47.2 Male 14.2 19.2 22.2 337 -49.3
rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014
Fig. 23: Female cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases mortality, 2014 Fig. 24: Male cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases mortality, 2014
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 6 FINDINGS: HEAVY DRINKING Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 2005-2012 Female 8.8 7.8 6.7 2768 +22.5 Male 8.9 9.3 9.9 961 +16.9
prevalence (%), age-standardized, 2012
Fig. 25: Female heavy drinking, 2012 Fig. 26: Male heavy drinking, 2012
FINDINGS: BINGE DRINKING Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 2002-2012 Female 13.7 13.1 12.4 2247 +12.2 Male 25.9 25.4 24.5 1871 +0.4
prevalence (%), age-standardized, 2012
Fig. 27: Female binge drinking, 2012 Fig. 28: Male binge drinking, 2012
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 7 FINDINGS: SMOKING Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 1996-2012 Female 13.8 15.8 17.9 125 -35.9 Male 16.0 19.3 22.2 52 -26.4
prevalence (%), age-standardized, 2012
Fig. 29: Female smoking, 2012 Fig. 30: Male smoking, 2012
FINDINGS: OBESITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 2001-2011 Female 26.9 32.4 36.1 56 +27.7 Male 27.0 30.7 33.8 51 +21.7
prevalence (%), age-standardized, 2011
Fig. 31: Female obesity, 2011 Fig. 32: Male obesity, 2011
http://www.healthdata.org Fairfield County, Connecticut | page 8 FINDINGS: RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Sex Fairfield County Connecticut National National rank % change 2001-2011 Female 55.6 54.4 52.6 650 +6.0 Male 58.2 57.5 56.3 611 +0.4
prevalence (%), age-standardized, 2011
Fig. 33: Female recommended physical activity, 2011 Fig. 34: Male recommended physical activity, 2011
CITATION: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), US County Profile: Fairfield County, Connecticut. Seattle, WA: IHME, 2016.
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