Health Profile of Childress County, Texas
Childress 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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C
Childress County Below averageHealthier than 83% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Childress County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 14.2% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.5% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Childress County is 78.4 years, about 0.4 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 14.2%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.5% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
1,921 residents in Childress County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 119 23 men · 96 women
- 75–84 313 167 men · 147 women
- 65–74 524 241 men · 283 women
- 50–64 965 549 men · 415 women
Younger residents
1,248 residents in Childress County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 365 203 boys · 162 girls
- 7–12 378 181 boys · 197 girls
- 3–7 293 148 boys · 145 girls
- 0–3 213 114 boys · 99 girls
About 294 residents in Childress County (4.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Childress County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.4% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.3% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.2% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.6% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Childress County is about 25% lower than in Texas. The rate of heart disease in Childress County is about 20% lower than in Texas. The rate of cancer in Childress County is about 19% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Childress County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.5% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 21.7% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.9% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of binge drinking in Childress County is about 25% higher than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 10,489 cigarettes a day, 314,672 a month, or 3.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 115,380 minutes a day and 42.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Childress County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.02 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 | Childress County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.80 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Childress County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Childress County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Childress County, TX is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 6,743 residents against a local median of 2,588. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Childress County, TX an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is obesity, 10% below the local median at 35.7% against 39.4%. Childress County, TX has the lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress County, TX | 6,743 | 78.4 yrs #3/6 | 14.2% #2/6 | 35.7% #1/6 |
| Harmon County, OK | 2,407 | 79.1 yrs | 18.7% | 39.4% |
| Collingsworth County, TX | 2,588 | 76.3 yrs | 22.1% | 37.1% |
| Cottle County, TX | 1,368 | 79.8 yrs | 11.2% | 40.2% |
| Hall County, TX | 2,820 | 75.7 yrs | 15.6% | 40.3% |
| Hardeman County, TX | 3,501 | 77.4 yrs | 15.6% | 37.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Childress County, Texas has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Texas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Childress County, Texas.
How healthy is Childress County, Texas?
Childress County, Texas 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 Childress County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Childress County ranks 42nd healthiest out of 247 counties in Texas by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Childress County, Texas?
People in Childress County, Texas can expect to live 78.4 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Childress County, Texas?
14.2% of residents in Childress County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 7 people, 2.9 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Childress County, Texas?
35.7% of adults in Childress County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.9 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
What is the biggest health concern in Childress County, Texas?
Compared with Texas as a whole, binge drinking stands out most: the adult rate here is 21.7%, about 25% higher than the Texas rate of 17.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Childress County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 10,489 cigarettes a day, 314,672 a month, or 3.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 115,380 minutes a day and 42.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Childress County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.02 lifetimes a year.
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