Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 12.1
unfavorable
7.7
unfavorable
4.1
Population in Poverty (Percent) 12.0
similar
12.6
similar
12.8
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 18.4
similar
16.8
similar
17.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 27.0
unfavorable
16.1
unfavorable
11.5
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 31.2
unfavorable
24.6
% HH Member Lost Job, Wages, Insurance Due to Pandemic 34.7
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 44.0
unfavorable
32.2
% Multi-Generational Housing 16.5
% Share Housing Expenses With Non-Family 10.1
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 20.8
unfavorable
12.2
% Food Insecure 40.8
unfavorable
34.1
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 18.8
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
12.6
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 8.4
favorable
13.2
similar
8.7
similar
7.9
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 73.9
unfavorable
35.0
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 29.6
unfavorable
8.6
unfavorable
12.9
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 24.7
unfavorable
12.8
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 52.8
unfavorable
14.5
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 33.8
unfavorable
12.5
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 36.0
unfavorable
9.4
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 13.1
unfavorable
8.9
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 5.3
unfavorable
2.8
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 18.9
unfavorable
12.7
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 11.3
similar
8.0
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 87.5
similar
98.9
unfavorable
102.7
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 72.7
similar
74.2
unfavorable
84.0
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 61.3
unfavorable
65.6
unfavorable
70.5
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 87.9
favorable
77.4
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 11.7
similar
10.1
% Low Health Literacy 27.2
similar
27.7
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 23.4
unfavorable
8.0
 
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CANCER Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 116.7
similar
132.3
favorable
146.5
similar
122.7
favorable
140.0
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 20.1
favorable
23.7
favorable
33.4
favorable
25.1
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.9
favorable
19.6
favorable
18.5
similar
16.9
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 13.9
favorable
18.7
favorable
19.4
similar
15.3
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.2
favorable
12.2
favorable
13.1
similar
8.9
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 390.8
similar
402.4
similar
448.6
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 117.8
similar
121.8
similar
126.8
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 96.4
similar
92.3
similar
106.2
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 34.9
favorable
40.3
favorable
57.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 31.5
similar
34.8
favorable
38.0
% Cancer 8.4
favorable
9.8
similar
10.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 82.6
favorable
76.3
favorable
76.1
favorable
77.1
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 79.1
similar
79.3
favorable
73.8
unfavorable
84.3
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 73.5
favorable
59.5
similar
77.4
similar
74.4
 
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DIABETES Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.1
favorable
22.9
favorable
22.6
similar
18.8
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 10.4
similar
9.8
favorable
13.8
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 15.3
unfavorable
9.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 42.7
similar
43.3
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 109.3
favorable
140.2
favorable
164.4
favorable
127.4
similar
125.2
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 6.7
unfavorable
5.0
similar
6.1
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 34.5
similar
37.8
similar
37.6
similar
33.4
similar
39.0
% Stroke 3.0
similar
2.9
similar
4.3
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 36.3
unfavorable
27.8
similar
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
% Told Have High Cholesterol 37.9
unfavorable
32.7
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 87.2
unfavorable
84.6
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 18.5
similar
17.6
favorable
22.3
favorable
29.1
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 6.2
similar
6.9
favorable
8.2
Infant Death Rate 4.1
similar
3.9
favorable
5.5
favorable
5.0
similar
4.6
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 28.2
unfavorable
17.4
unfavorable
20.9
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 41.6
similar
37.9
favorable
51.6
similar
43.2
unfavorable
31.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.5
similar
9.9
similar
11.4
similar
10.1
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 40.0
similar
41.4
favorable
67.1
favorable
63.4
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 7.7
similar
7.7
favorable
12.5
favorable
10.7
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 5.0
similar
5.1
favorable
6.1
similar
5.5
favorable
9.5
Violent Crime Rate 424.6
similar
440.5
similar
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 7.1
similar
6.2
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 14.8
similar
13.7
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.5
similar
9.1
favorable
12.8
unfavorable
7.5
% Kidney Disease 4.3
unfavorable
2.8
similar
5.0
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 34.3
unfavorable
13.4
% Diagnosed Depression 24.6
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
20.6
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 51.2
unfavorable
30.3
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 18.9
unfavorable
16.1
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.7
similar
10.5
favorable
13.9
favorable
12.8
unfavorable
8.1
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 145.1
similar
144.3
similar
126.0
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 14.9
similar
16.8
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 18.8
unfavorable
7.8
% [Age 5-17] Child Needed Mental Health Services in the Past Year 22.4
unfavorable
17.1
% [Age 5-17] Child Has Taken Prescribed Meds for Mental Health 13.2
similar
12.5
% [Age 5-17] Aware of Mental Health Resources for Children 50.0
unfavorable
70.2
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 16.6
unfavorable
13.3
favorable
22.2
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 28.0
unfavorable
21.1
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 32.1
similar
32.7
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 20.5
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 25.8
unfavorable
21.2
favorable
31.3
unfavorable
21.2
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 29.6
favorable
22.6
favorable
21.4
similar
28.4
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 24.4
unfavorable
33.0
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 8.7
unfavorable
12.4
unfavorable
12.2
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 70.4
unfavorable
64.0
unfavorable
61.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 42.0
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
31.3
unfavorable
36.0
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 42.7
unfavorable
32.3
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 22.4
unfavorable
16.0
unfavorable
15.5
 
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ORAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 71.6
similar
68.7
favorable
59.8
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 59.9
unfavorable
64.7
similar
62.0
favorable
45.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 81.3
favorable
72.1
favorable
45.0
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 38.2
unfavorable
32.5
% Activity Limitations 29.4
unfavorable
24.0
% With High-Impact Chronic Pain 19.4
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
7.0
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 25.1
favorable
38.2
favorable
30.9
unfavorable
19.8
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 26.1
unfavorable
22.6
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 24.1
favorable
29.3
favorable
38.1
favorable
27.8
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 10.6
favorable
13.8
favorable
13.4
favorable
12.9
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 84.1
favorable
68.8
favorable
71.0
% [Adult] Asthma 13.3
unfavorable
9.3
similar
12.9
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 6.5
similar
7.8
% COPD (Lung Disease) 6.2
similar
5.4
similar
6.4
COVID-19 (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 53.8
favorable
68.7
favorable
85.0
% Fully/Partially Vaccinated for COVID-19 88.9
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 1.1
favorable
1.7
favorable
1.8
HIV Prevalence Rate 206.8
favorable
395.9
favorable
372.8
unfavorable
174.8
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 510.4
similar
585.3
similar
539.9
unfavorable
299.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 98.7
favorable
200.3
favorable
179.1
unfavorable
45.4
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 12.4
similar
12.8
similar
11.9
similar
10.9
unfavorable
10.3
% Excessive Drinker 25.6
unfavorable
18.0
similar
27.2
Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.2
similar
15.2
favorable
21.0
unfavorable
9.9
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 6.1
unfavorable
2.0
favorable
12.0
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 11.2
similar
12.9
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 4.7
similar
5.4
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 40.3
unfavorable
35.8
 
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TOBACCO USE Monterey County vs. CA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Current Smoker 7.3
favorable
8.9
favorable
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 9.5
favorable
14.6
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 10.8
favorable
17.4
% Currently Use Vaping Products 6.3
favorable
8.9
 
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