Health Profile of Glendale Heights, Illinois
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Glendale Heights 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
Glendale Heights Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Glendale Heights | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.4 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 9.7% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.7% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Glendale Heights is 80.4 years, about 2.6 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9 years. The uninsured rate is 9.7%, higher than the Illinois average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.7% of residents, lower than the Illinois average of 15.6%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,835 residents in Glendale Heights are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 200 42 men · 158 women
- 75–84 642 307 men · 335 women
- 65–74 1,862 876 men · 985 women
- 50–64 4,132 2,003 men · 2,129 women
Younger residents
5,060 residents in Glendale Heights are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,459 763 boys · 696 girls
- 7–12 1,457 732 boys · 725 girls
- 3–7 1,213 596 boys · 617 girls
- 0–3 931 443 boys · 488 girls
About 418 residents in Glendale Heights (1.8% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Glendale Heights | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.2% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.3% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 29.3% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Glendale Heights is about 40% lower than in Illinois. The rate of cancer in Glendale Heights is about 39% lower than in Illinois. The rate of obesity in Glendale Heights is about 19% lower than in Illinois.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Glendale Heights | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15.7% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.9% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 26.0% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Glendale Heights is about 18% lower than in Illinois.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 28,561 cigarettes a day, 856,838 a month, or 10.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 314,174 minutes a day and 114.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Glendale Heights is 80.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.71 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 | Glendale Heights | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.32 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.3 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Glendale Heights is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Glendale Heights, IL Health Compared With Nearby Cities
Glendale Heights, IL is the smallest of the 5 cities compared here, 22,861 residents against a local median of 32,205. Where Glendale Heights, IL breaks from the cities next to it is uninsured, sitting 124% above the local median of 4.3% at 9.7%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The cities themselves sit within 3.5% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Glendale Heights, IL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Glendale Heights, IL has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Heights, IL | 22,861 | 80.4 yrs #3/5 | 9.7% #5/5 | 29.3% #5/5 |
| Bloomingdale, IL | 24,204 | 79.1 yrs | 5.9% | 28.7% |
| Carol Stream, IL | 37,373 | 80.4 yrs | 5.9% | 28.4% |
| Glen Ellyn, IL | 27,036 | 83.5 yrs | 2.7% | 27.4% |
| Wheaton, IL | 46,899 | 81.8 yrs | 2.5% | 26.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Glendale Heights, 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 Glendale Heights, Illinois.
How healthy is Glendale Heights, Illinois?
Glendale Heights, 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.
How long do people live in Glendale Heights, Illinois?
People in Glendale Heights, Illinois can expect to live 80.4 years on average, 2.6 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9.
What percentage of Glendale Heights, Illinois residents are uninsured?
9.7% of residents in Glendale Heights, Illinois have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 2.8 points above the Illinois rate of 6.9%.
What percentage of Glendale Heights, Illinois residents are obese?
29.3% of adults in Glendale Heights, Illinois are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 6.7 points below the Illinois rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Glendale Heights, Illinois go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 28,561 cigarettes a day, 856,838 a month, or 10.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 314,174 minutes a day and 114.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Glendale Heights is 80.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.71 lifetimes a year.
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