Health Profile of Coral Springs, Florida

Coral Springs Health Score

The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.

  • B
    Coral Springs Around average

Source: Map AI Methodology

General Health Overview

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Metric Coral Springs Florida Avg US Average
Life Expectancy (years) 79.7 77.2 78.3
Uninsured Population (%) 10.6% 11.5% 8.4%
Self-Rated Poor Health 13.6% 19.5% 16.3%

Life expectancy in Coral Springs is 79.7 years, about 2.5 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2 years. The uninsured rate is 10.6%, lower than the Florida average of 11.5%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 13.6% of residents, lower than the Florida average of 19.5%.

Population by Age

Older residents

41,198 residents in Coral Springs are age 50 or older.

  • 85+ 1,573 461 men · 1,112 women
  • 75–84 3,983 1,715 men · 2,268 women
  • 65–74 9,358 4,307 men · 5,051 women
  • 50–64 26,284 11,921 men · 14,362 women

Younger residents

33,304 residents in Coral Springs are age 17 or younger.

  • 12–17 11,219 5,633 boys · 5,586 girls
  • 7–12 9,926 4,944 boys · 4,982 girls
  • 3–7 7,144 3,480 boys · 3,665 girls
  • 0–3 5,014 2,349 boys · 2,665 girls
Beyond life expectancy

About 3,385 residents in Coral Springs (2.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.7 years.

79.7 yrs
Age 0 Age 100

The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.

Disease Prevalence

Disease / Condition Coral Springs Florida Avg US Average
Diabetes 8.9% 12.5% 11.3%
Cancer 5.2% 7.3% 6.9%
Heart Diseases 4.7% 8.0% 7.1%
Adult Obesity 27.9% 33.8% 34.3%

The rate of heart disease in Coral Springs is about 41% lower than in Florida. The rate of cancer in Coral Springs is about 29% lower than in Florida. The rate of diabetes in Coral Springs is about 29% lower than in Florida.

Health Behaviors

Behavior Coral Springs Florida Avg US Average
Smokers 15.7% 21.3% 19.0%
Binge Drinking 15.8% 14.8% 16.5%
Sedentary Lifestyle 23.3% 29.1% 25.1%

The rate of smoking in Coral Springs is about 27% lower than in Florida. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Coral Springs is about 20% lower than in Florida.

Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 155,886 cigarettes a day, 4.7 million a month, or 56.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.7 million minutes a day and 625.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Coral Springs is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.04 lifetimes a day, or 15 lifetimes a year.

* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.

Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.

Air Quality

Metric Coral Springs Florida Avg US Average
Air Pollution (μg/m³) 7.18 7.27 6.09

With an annual average of 7.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Coral Springs is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.

Coral Springs, FL Health Compared With Nearby Cities

Coral Springs, FL is the largest of the 6 cities compared here, 133,960 residents against a local median of 57,412. Nothing separates Coral Springs, FL sharply from the cities around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.

The largest of those small differences is obesity, 4% below the local median at 27.9% against 28.9%. Coral Springs, FL has the 3rd lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.

Area Population Life expectancy Uninsured Obesity
Coral Springs, FL 133,960 79.7 yrs #4/6 10.6% #3/6 27.9% #3/6
Parkland, FL 36,099 80.9 yrs 5.4% 24.8%
Margate, FL 58,812 79.0 yrs 10.9% 29.7%
Tamarac, FL 71,922 80.3 yrs 9.8% 28.9%
North Lauderdale, FL 43,820 78.4 yrs 18.6% 35.0%
Coconut Creek, FL 57,412 80.8 yrs 10.7% 26.8%

Conclusion

Considering all these factors, Coral Springs, Florida has an overall health index grade of B, making it notably better than Florida, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about health in Coral Springs, Florida.

How healthy is Coral Springs, Florida?

Coral Springs, Florida has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.

What is the average lifespan in Coral Springs, Florida?

People in Coral Springs, Florida can expect to live 79.7 years on average, 2.5 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2.

What is the uninsured rate in Coral Springs, Florida?

10.6% of residents in Coral Springs, Florida have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, 0.9 points below the Florida rate of 11.5%.

What is the obesity rate in Coral Springs, Florida?

27.9% of adults in Coral Springs, Florida are classified as obese, about 1 in 4, 5.9 points below the Florida rate of 33.8%.

How many cigarettes do smokers in Coral Springs, Florida go through, and how much life does that cost?

Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 155,886 cigarettes a day, 4.7 million a month, or 56.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.7 million minutes a day and 625.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Coral Springs is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.04 lifetimes a day, or 15 lifetimes a year.

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