Benchmarking Dorchester County, South Carolina against all counties
Dorchester County, South Carolina has the least heart disease among older adults (20.23%) among all the 46 South Carolina counties. That 20.23% compares to an average of 25.35% and standard deviation of 2.80% across those 46 counties.
Dorchester County, South Carolina has these related standings among those 46 peer counties:
Note that heart disease among older adults correlates (0.51) with preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population. But on the latter, Dorchester County, South Carolina (with 4,368) is higher (i.e., worse) than the median (4,188) of those 46 counties.
Dorchester County, South Carolina has these related standings among those 46 peer counties:
- heart disease among older adults = 20.23% (the least)
- cancer among older adults = 7.87% (17th-most)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population = 4,368 (20th-most)
Note that heart disease among older adults correlates (0.51) with preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population. But on the latter, Dorchester County, South Carolina (with 4,368) is higher (i.e., worse) than the median (4,188) of those 46 counties.
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Peers
beat Charleston County, South Carolina (20.81%), Spartanburg County, South Carolina (21.67%), Berkeley County, South Carolina (21.73%), and McCormick County, South Carolina (21.76%), and 41 others, ending with Barnwell County, South Carolina (32.65%).
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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.