Benchmarking Fayette County, Texas against all counties
Fayette County, Texas has the 5th-fewest deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (22.73) of the 379 Southwest counties. That 22.73 compares to an average of 47.73 and standard deviation of 17.80 across those 379 counties.
Beating the average of 47.73 means a decrease of 6.30 deaths.
Fayette County, Texas has these related standings among those 379 peer counties:
Beating the average of 47.73 means a decrease of 6.30 deaths.
Fayette County, Texas has these related standings among those 379 peer counties:
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population = 22.73 (5th-fewest)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression = 12.69% (62nd-fewest)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health = 3.35 (58th-fewest, tied)
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Peers
beat out by Fort Bend County, Texas (19.18), Lee County, Texas (21.33), Collin County, Texas (22.38), and Washington County, Texas (22.58).
beat Denton County, Texas (24.21), Comanche County, Texas (25.11), Medina County, Texas (25.21), and Ellis County, Texas (25.76), and others, ending with Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (167.45).
78 out of the other 378 counties were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population, e.g., Armstrong County, Texas.
beat Denton County, Texas (24.21), Comanche County, Texas (25.11), Medina County, Texas (25.21), and Ellis County, Texas (25.76), and others, ending with Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (167.45).
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References
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population. Lower values are better. Source is CDC, 2009-2015. The population estimate is from the 2017 Census.
- in region. The 9 regions with their corresponding states or other geographic entities are: New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT), Mid Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA), Great Lakes (IL IN MI OH WI), Plains (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD), Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX), Rocky Mountains (CO ID MT UT WY), Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA), and Outlying Areas (VI PR GU AS MP).