Health Profile of Defiance County, Ohio
Defiance 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
Defiance County Around averageHealthier than 75% of counties in Ohio
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Defiance County | Ohio Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.8 | 77.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.4% | 6.4% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.5% | 17.2% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Defiance County is 77.8 years, about 0.7 years longer than the Ohio average of 77.0 years. The uninsured rate is 8.4%, higher than the Ohio average of 6.4%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.5% of residents, lower than the Ohio average of 17.2%.
Population by Age
Older residents
14,421 residents in Defiance County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 659 200 men · 459 women
- 75–84 2,228 963 men · 1,264 women
- 65–74 4,066 1,966 men · 2,100 women
- 50–64 7,469 3,658 men · 3,811 women
Younger residents
8,231 residents in Defiance County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,565 1,359 boys · 1,205 girls
- 7–12 2,415 1,210 boys · 1,204 girls
- 3–7 1,871 969 boys · 902 girls
- 0–3 1,380 769 boys · 611 girls
About 2,092 residents in Defiance County (5.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Defiance County | Ohio Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.7% | 12.0% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.2% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.2% | 38.4% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Defiance County are about the same as in Ohio.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Defiance County | Ohio Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.7% | 24.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.7% | 16.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 29.2% | 28.8% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Defiance County are about the same as in Ohio.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 64,353 cigarettes a day, 1.9 million a month, or 23.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 707,886 minutes a day and 258.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Defiance County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.32 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 | Defiance County | Ohio Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.70 | 7.10 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Defiance County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Defiance County, OH Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Defiance County, OH is typical in size for this group, 38,343 residents against a local median of 34,314, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Where Defiance County, OH breaks from the counties next to it is uninsured, sitting 65% above the local median of 5.1% at 8.4%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 2.1% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Defiance County, OH, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Defiance County, OH has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance County, OH | 38,343 | 77.8 yrs #5/6 | 8.4% #6/6 | 35.2% #2/6 |
| Paulding County, OH | 18,791 | 77.6 yrs | 5.2% | 37.7% |
| Williams County, OH | 36,719 | 79.4 yrs | 4.8% | 39.8% |
| Henry County, OH | 27,567 | 80.3 yrs | 5.1% | 37.6% |
| Fulton County, OH | 42,240 | 78.7 yrs | 5.1% | 37.0% |
| Putnam County, OH | 34,314 | 80.6 yrs | 3.1% | 35.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Defiance County, Ohio has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Ohio, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Defiance County, Ohio.
Is Defiance County, Ohio a healthy place to live?
Defiance County, Ohio 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 Defiance County, Ohio one of the healthiest counties in Ohio?
Defiance County ranks 23rd healthiest out of 88 counties in Ohio by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Defiance County, Ohio?
People in Defiance County, Ohio can expect to live 77.8 years on average, 0.7 years longer than the Ohio average of 77.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Defiance County, Ohio?
8.4% of residents in Defiance County, Ohio have no health insurance, about 1 in 12 people, 2.0 points above the Ohio rate of 6.4%.
What percentage of Defiance County, Ohio residents are obese?
35.2% of adults in Defiance County, Ohio are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.2 points below the Ohio rate of 38.4%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Defiance County, Ohio go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 64,353 cigarettes a day, 1.9 million a month, or 23.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 707,886 minutes a day and 258.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Defiance County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.32 lifetimes a year.
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