Health Risks

 

Data sources:

Age 18+ Health Risks and Flu Immunization data come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Age 65+ Health Risks data come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse: Medicare Beneficiaries.

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Age 65+ Health Risks by County

Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county4.5% Age 65+ Asthma6%6%5%5%4%4%3%3%2%2%1%1%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county9.0% Age 65+ COPD25%25%20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county18.2% Age 65+ Diabetes35%35%30%30%25%25%20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county10.7% Age 65+ Heart Disease20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county43.4% Age 65+ Hypertension60%60%55%55%50%50%45%45%40%40%35%35%30%30%25%25%20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%

Note: Prevalence estimates are calculated by taking the Medicare beneficiaries with a particular number of conditions divided by the total number of beneficiaries in the fee-for-service population, expressed as a percentage.

Age 18+ Health Risks by County

Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county4.6% Age 18+ COPD10%10%9%9%8%8%7%7%6%6%5%5%4%4%3%3%2%2%1%1%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county2.4% Age 18+ Chronic Kidney Disease6%6%5%5%4%4%3%3%2%2%1%1%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county7.0% Age 18+ Diabetes20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county4.6% Age 18+ Heart Disease15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%
Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county22.6% Age 18+ Obesity35%35%30%30%25%25%20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%

Note: For county-level prevalence, estimates of each condition were generated using a multilevel regression and post-stratification approach for 3,142 counties in all 50 states and DC. For more information, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6929a1.htm?s_cid=mm6929a1_w

Age 18+ Flu Immunization by County

Counties in Colorado from Lowest to HighestDenver county45.1% Age 18+ Flu Vaccination60%60%55%55%50%50%45%45%40%40%35%35%30%30%25%25%20%20%15%15%10%10%5%5%0%0%

Note: The bar charts above display the numbers for each indicator for all 64 Colorado counties. This can help you understand how one county compares to all other counties for a specific community characteristic.


There is evidence suggesting that various demographic, socio-economic and health risks are associated with different levels of COVID-19 disease severity. Please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more information about how these indicators may be connected to different levels of COVID-19 severity.