Health Profile of New Hampshire
New Hampshire 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
New Hampshire Around averageHealthier than 86% of states in US
Source: Map AI Methodology
Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in New Hampshire
- Rockingham County (104% of U.S. avg)
- Merrimack County (103% of U.S. avg)
- Grafton County (103% of U.S. avg)
- Coos County (100% of U.S. avg)
- Sullivan County (102% of U.S. avg)
- Belknap County (102% of U.S. avg)
Ranked by the Map AI Health Index, which combines life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment.
General Health Overview
| Metric | New Hampshire | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.2 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 5.3% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in New Hampshire is 80.2 years, about 1.9 years longer than the US average of 78.3 years. The uninsured rate is 5.3%, lower than the US average of 8.4%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.6% of residents, lower than the US average of 16.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
556,129 residents in New Hampshire are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 29,115 10,551 men · 18,564 women
- 75–84 72,272 31,602 men · 40,671 women
- 65–74 143,435 69,357 men · 74,079 women
- 50–64 311,307 155,053 men · 156,254 women
Younger residents
247,544 residents in New Hampshire are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 80,823 41,387 boys · 39,437 girls
- 7–12 73,190 37,596 boys · 35,594 girls
- 3–7 54,004 27,579 boys · 26,425 girls
- 0–3 39,526 20,002 boys · 19,525 girls
About 57,801 residents in New Hampshire (4.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | New Hampshire | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.0% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 31.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in New Hampshire is about 20% lower than in US.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | New Hampshire | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.4% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 20.1% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in New Hampshire is about 20% lower than in US. The rate of smoking in New Hampshire is about 16% lower than in US.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 1.8 million cigarettes a day, 54.6 million a month, or 664.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 20.0 million minutes a day and 7.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in New Hampshire is 80.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.48 lifetimes a day, or 173 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 | New Hampshire | US Average |
|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 4.69 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 4.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in New Hampshire is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
New Hampshire Health Compared With Nearby States
New Hampshire is typical in size for this group, 1,394,471 residents against a local median of 1,387,521, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets New Hampshire apart most is uninsured: 5.3%, 20% above the local median of 4.4%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The states themselves spread 3.6% on uninsured, so New Hampshire sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. New Hampshire has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,394,471 | 80.2 yrs #3/6 | 5.3% #4/6 | 31.3% #5/6 |
| Vermont | 646,793 | 80.8 yrs | 3.9% | 28.8% |
| Massachusetts | 7,031,620 | 80.5 yrs | 2.6% | 25.6% |
| Rhode Island | 1,100,398 | 79.9 yrs | 4.4% | 27.6% |
| Connecticut | 3,347,044 | 80.1 yrs | 5.3% | 30.1% |
| Maine | 1,387,521 | 78.2 yrs | 6.2% | 32.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, New Hampshire has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in New Hampshire.
Is New Hampshire a healthy place to live?
New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire one of the healthiest states in the U.S.?
New Hampshire ranks 8th healthiest out of 51 states in the U.S. by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in New Hampshire?
People in New Hampshire can expect to live 80.2 years on average, 1.9 years longer than the US average of 78.3.
How many people lack health insurance in New Hampshire?
5.3% of residents in New Hampshire have no health insurance, about 1 in 19 people, 3.1 points below the US rate of 8.4%.
What is the obesity rate in New Hampshire?
31.3% of adults in New Hampshire are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.0 points below the US rate of 34.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in New Hampshire go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 1.8 million cigarettes a day, 54.6 million a month, or 664.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 20.0 million minutes a day and 7.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in New Hampshire is 80.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.48 lifetimes a day, or 173 lifetimes a year.
Analyze any area in the US
Get local demographics for any address, aggregated by drive time or radius, on the interactive map.
Explore the map →