Health Profile of Aurora, Illinois
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Aurora 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.
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B
Aurora Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Aurora | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.5 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.2% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.3% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Aurora is 79.5 years, about 1.6 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9 years. The uninsured rate is 10.2%, higher than the Illinois average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.3% of residents, lower than the Illinois average of 15.6%.
Population by Age
Older residents
42,965 residents in Aurora are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,513 509 men · 1,005 women
- 75–84 4,579 1,866 men · 2,714 women
- 65–74 9,833 4,393 men · 5,440 women
- 50–64 27,039 13,323 men · 13,716 women
Younger residents
44,636 residents in Aurora are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 13,603 6,886 boys · 6,717 girls
- 7–12 13,374 6,759 boys · 6,615 girls
- 3–7 10,271 5,178 boys · 5,093 girls
- 0–3 7,388 3,765 boys · 3,623 girls
About 3,652 residents in Aurora (2.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Aurora | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.5% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.3% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.4% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.9% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Aurora is about 40% lower than in Illinois. The rate of heart disease in Aurora is about 37% lower than in Illinois.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Aurora | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.2% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.5% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.2% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Aurora is about 15% lower than in Illinois.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 204,124 cigarettes a day, 6.1 million a month, or 74.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.2 million minutes a day and 819.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Aurora is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 20 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 | Aurora | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.42 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Aurora is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Aurora, IL Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Aurora, IL is the largest of the 4 cities compared here, 168,587 residents against a local median of 22,110. Where Aurora, IL breaks from the cities next to it is uninsured, sitting 128% above the local median of 4.5% at 10.2%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves sit within 1.8% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Aurora, IL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Aurora, IL has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora, IL | 168,587 | 79.5 yrs #3/4 | 10.2% #4/4 | 35.9% #3/4 |
| Montgomery, IL | 21,311 | 77.9 yrs | 4.8% | 36.6% |
| Batavia, IL | 22,110 | 82.7 yrs | 3.0% | 32.7% |
| Oswego, IL | 24,175 | 80.2 yrs | 4.5% | 35.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Aurora, Illinois has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Illinois, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Aurora, Illinois.
How healthy is Aurora, Illinois?
Aurora, Illinois 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 life expectancy in Aurora, Illinois?
People in Aurora, Illinois can expect to live 79.5 years on average, 1.6 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9.
What is the uninsured rate in Aurora, Illinois?
10.2% of residents in Aurora, Illinois have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 3.4 points above the Illinois rate of 6.9%.
What percentage of Aurora, Illinois residents are obese?
35.9% of adults in Aurora, Illinois are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Illinois rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Aurora, Illinois go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 204,124 cigarettes a day, 6.1 million a month, or 74.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.2 million minutes a day and 819.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Aurora is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 20 lifetimes a year.
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