Health Profile of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Lafourche Parish 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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C
Lafourche Parish Below averageHealthier than 75% of counties in Louisiana
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.6 | 75.1 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 5.7% | 7.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.0% | 22.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Lafourche Parish is 75.6 years, about 0.4 years longer than the Louisiana average of 75.1 years. The uninsured rate is 5.7%, lower than the Louisiana average of 7.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.0% of residents, lower than the Louisiana average of 22.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
33,599 residents in Lafourche Parish are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,640 567 men · 1,073 women
- 75–84 4,459 1,948 men · 2,512 women
- 65–74 8,618 4,086 men · 4,532 women
- 50–64 18,882 9,276 men · 9,606 women
Younger residents
20,852 residents in Lafourche Parish are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 6,573 3,515 boys · 3,058 girls
- 7–12 6,194 3,180 boys · 3,014 girls
- 3–7 4,674 2,321 boys · 2,353 girls
- 0–3 3,411 1,731 boys · 1,680 girls
About 5,780 residents in Lafourche Parish (6.0% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.6 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.3% | 14.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.1% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.5% | 40.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Lafourche Parish is about 15% lower than in Louisiana.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 22.9% | 23.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 21.5% | 18.5% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 32.1% | 33.8% | 25.1% |
The rate of binge drinking in Lafourche Parish is about 16% higher than in Louisiana.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 170,021 cigarettes a day, 5.1 million a month, or 62.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.9 million minutes a day and 682.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Lafourche Parish is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 17 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 | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.12 | 7.40 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Lafourche Parish is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Lafourche Parish, LA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Lafourche Parish, LA is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 96,166 residents against a local median of 51,396. Lafourche Parish, LA's uninsured, at 5.7%, runs 19% below the 7.0% typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 6.7% on uninsured, so Lafourche Parish, LA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Lafourche Parish, LA has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafourche Parish, LA | 96,166 | 75.6 yrs #4/6 | 5.7% #2/6 | 37.5% #2/6 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | 430,689 | 76.2 yrs | 11.4% | 38.5% |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | 51,396 | 76.9 yrs | 7.0% | 37.2% |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | 106,185 | 74.7 yrs | 7.8% | 42.0% |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 40,683 | 75.0 yrs | 6.7% | 43.3% |
| St. James Parish, LA | 19,390 | 76.5 yrs | 4.7% | 43.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Louisiana, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
How healthy is Lafourche Parish, Louisiana?
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Lafourche Parish, Louisiana one of the healthiest counties in Louisiana?
Lafourche Parish ranks 17th healthiest out of 64 counties in Louisiana by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana?
People in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana can expect to live 75.6 years on average, about the same as the Louisiana average of 75.1.
What percentage of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana residents are uninsured?
5.7% of residents in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana have no health insurance, about 1 in 18 people, 2.2 points below the Louisiana rate of 7.8%.
How common is obesity in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana?
37.5% of adults in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.9 points below the Louisiana rate of 40.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 170,021 cigarettes a day, 5.1 million a month, or 62.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.9 million minutes a day and 682.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Lafourche Parish is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 17 lifetimes a year.
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