Benchmarking Nelson County, Kentucky against all counties
Nelson County, Kentucky has the fewest preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (3,617) of all the 120 Kentucky counties. That 3,617 compares to an average of 6,441 and standard deviation of 1,992 across those 120 counties.
Beating the average of 6,441 means a decrease of 1,289 preventable hospital admissions.
Nelson County, Kentucky has these related standings among those 120 peer counties:
Beating the average of 6,441 means a decrease of 1,289 preventable hospital admissions.
Nelson County, Kentucky has these related standings among those 120 peer counties:
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population = 3,617 (the fewest)
- cancer among older adults = 7.25% (24th-most)
- heart disease among older adults = 27.80% (33rd-least)
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Peers
beat Woodford County, Kentucky (3,676), Marshall County, Kentucky (3,908), Jessamine County, Kentucky (3,926), and Fayette County, Kentucky (4,137), and 115 others, ending with Monroe County, Kentucky (12,761).
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References
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population. Lower values are better. Hospital admissions for preventable conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes, dehydration, pneumonia) per 100,000 population. Source is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, 2015. The population estimate is from the 2017 Census.