Benchmarking Juneau City and Borough, Alaska against all counties
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska has the 5th-least heart disease among older adults (14.10%) among the 675 counties that are rural high-performing. That 14.10% compares to an average of 25.15% and standard deviation of 5.40% across those 675 counties.
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska has these related standings among those 675 peer counties:
Juneau City and Borough, Alaska has these related standings among those 675 peer counties:
- heart disease among older adults = 14.10% (5th-least)
- cancer among older adults = 5.85% (110th-least)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population = 2,775 (60th-fewest)
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Peers
beat out by Ouray County, Colorado (10.81%), San Miguel County, Colorado (11.59%), Gunnison County, Colorado (12.95%), and Grand County, Colorado (14.09%).
Incidentally, all 5 are in the Western states.
beat Madison County, Montana (14.19%), Mono County, California (14.31%), San Juan County, Washington (14.63%), and Blaine County, Idaho (14.73%), and 666 others, ending with Sutton County, Texas (52.11%).
Incidentally, all 5 are in the Western states.
beat Madison County, Montana (14.19%), Mono County, California (14.31%), San Juan County, Washington (14.63%), and Blaine County, Idaho (14.73%), and 666 others, ending with Sutton County, Texas (52.11%).
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References
- heart disease among older adults. Lower values are better. Percentage of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with heart disease. Source is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, 2015.