Health Profile of Painesville, Ohio

Painesville 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.

  • C
    Painesville Below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

General Health Overview

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Metric Painesville Ohio Avg US Average
Life Expectancy (years) 75.6 77.0 78.3
Uninsured Population (%) 11.3% 6.4% 8.4%
Self-Rated Poor Health 17.6% 17.2% 16.3%

Life expectancy in Painesville is 75.6 years, about 1.5 years shorter than the Ohio average of 77.0 years. The uninsured rate is 11.3%, higher than the Ohio average of 6.4%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.6% of residents, higher than the Ohio average of 17.2%.

Population by Age

Older residents

5,337 residents in Painesville are age 50 or older.

  • 85+ 228 61 men · 167 women
  • 75–84 565 187 men · 378 women
  • 65–74 1,343 607 men · 736 women
  • 50–64 3,200 1,513 men · 1,687 women

Younger residents

5,574 residents in Painesville are age 17 or younger.

  • 12–17 1,533 824 boys · 708 girls
  • 7–12 1,692 930 boys · 762 girls
  • 3–7 1,348 715 boys · 633 girls
  • 0–3 1,001 495 boys · 506 girls
Beyond life expectancy

About 757 residents in Painesville (3.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.6 years.

75.6 yrs
Age 0 Age 100

The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.

Disease Prevalence

Disease / Condition Painesville Ohio Avg US Average
Diabetes 11.0% 12.0% 11.3%
Cancer 4.8% 6.9% 6.9%
Heart Diseases 5.9% 7.7% 7.1%
Adult Obesity 40.8% 38.4% 34.3%

The rate of cancer in Painesville is about 31% lower than in Ohio. The rate of heart disease in Painesville is about 23% lower than in Ohio.

Health Behaviors

Behavior Painesville Ohio Avg US Average
Smokers 24.1% 24.3% 19.0%
Binge Drinking 18.3% 16.9% 16.5%
Sedentary Lifestyle 27.3% 28.8% 25.1%

On average, health behaviors in Painesville are about the same as in Ohio.

Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 36,862 cigarettes a day, 1.1 million a month, or 13.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 405,485 minutes a day and 148.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Painesville is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.73 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 Painesville Ohio Avg US Average
Air Pollution (μg/m³) 6.73 7.10 6.09

With an annual average of 6.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Painesville is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.

Painesville, OH Health Compared With Nearby Cities

How Painesville, OH compares with the 1 cities closest to it.

Area Population Life expectancy Uninsured Obesity
Painesville, OH 20,571 75.6 yrs #2/2 11.3% #2/2 40.8% #2/2
Mentor, OH 47,171 78.8 yrs 3.0% 35.8%

Conclusion

Considering all these factors, Painesville, Ohio has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Ohio, and about on par with the country as a whole.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about health in Painesville, Ohio.

Is Painesville, Ohio a healthy place to live?

Painesville, Ohio 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.

How long do people live in Painesville, Ohio?

People in Painesville, Ohio can expect to live 75.6 years on average, 1.5 years shorter than the Ohio average of 77.0.

How many people lack health insurance in Painesville, Ohio?

11.3% of residents in Painesville, Ohio have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, 4.9 points above the Ohio rate of 6.4%.

How common is obesity in Painesville, Ohio?

40.8% of adults in Painesville, Ohio are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 2.4 points above the Ohio rate of 38.4%.

How many cigarettes do smokers in Painesville, Ohio go through, and how much life does that cost?

Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 36,862 cigarettes a day, 1.1 million a month, or 13.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 405,485 minutes a day and 148.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Painesville is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.73 lifetimes a year.

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