Health Profile of Callaway County, Missouri
Callaway County 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
Callaway County Around averageHealthier than 88% of counties in Missouri
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Callaway County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.6 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.4% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.7% | 19.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Callaway County is 77.6 years, about 0.7 years longer than the Missouri average of 76.9 years. The uninsured rate is 8.4%, lower than the Missouri average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.7% of residents, lower than the Missouri average of 19.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
15,969 residents in Callaway County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 640 223 men · 416 women
- 75–84 2,087 960 men · 1,127 women
- 65–74 4,225 2,025 men · 2,200 women
- 50–64 9,017 4,633 men · 4,384 women
Younger residents
9,046 residents in Callaway County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,813 1,373 boys · 1,441 girls
- 7–12 2,663 1,355 boys · 1,308 girls
- 3–7 2,034 1,115 boys · 919 girls
- 0–3 1,536 872 boys · 664 girls
About 2,082 residents in Callaway County (4.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.6 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Callaway County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.4% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.2% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.3% | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.0% | 38.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Callaway County is about 24% lower than in Missouri. The rate of diabetes in Callaway County is about 21% lower than in Missouri. The rate of cancer in Callaway County is about 15% lower than in Missouri.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Callaway County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.0% | 22.8% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.1% | 29.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Callaway County are about the same as in Missouri.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 74,424 cigarettes a day, 2.2 million a month, or 27.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 818,665 minutes a day and 298.8 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Callaway County is 77.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.33 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 | Callaway County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.79 | 6.78 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Callaway County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Callaway County, MO Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Callaway County, MO is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 44,740 residents against a local median of 24,548. The measure that sets Callaway County, MO apart most is uninsured: 8.4%, 44% above the local median of 5.9%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 9.6% on uninsured, so Callaway County, MO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Callaway County, MO has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway County, MO | 44,740 | 77.6 yrs #4/6 | 8.4% #4/6 | 34.0% #3/6 |
| Osage County, MO | 13,402 | 78.8 yrs | 4.1% | 35.5% |
| Audrain County, MO | 24,548 | 77.1 yrs | 13.7% | 39.3% |
| Boone County, MO | 188,044 | 79.5 yrs | 5.9% | 31.3% |
| Montgomery County, MO | 11,426 | 76.5 yrs | 9.9% | 39.6% |
| Cole County, MO | 77,032 | 77.6 yrs | 5.8% | 33.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Callaway County, Missouri has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Missouri, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Callaway County, Missouri.
What is the health grade for Callaway County, Missouri?
Callaway County, Missouri 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.
Is Callaway County, Missouri one of the healthiest counties in Missouri?
Callaway County ranks 15th healthiest out of 115 counties in Missouri by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Callaway County, Missouri?
People in Callaway County, Missouri can expect to live 77.6 years on average, 0.7 years longer than the Missouri average of 76.9.
What is the uninsured rate in Callaway County, Missouri?
8.4% of residents in Callaway County, Missouri have no health insurance, about 1 in 12 people, about the same as the Missouri rate of 8.8%.
What percentage of Callaway County, Missouri residents are obese?
34.0% of adults in Callaway County, Missouri are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 4.1 points below the Missouri rate of 38.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Callaway County, Missouri go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 74,424 cigarettes a day, 2.2 million a month, or 27.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 818,665 minutes a day and 298.8 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Callaway County is 77.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.33 lifetimes a year.
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