Health Profile of Wasatch County, Utah
Wasatch 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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Wasatch County Above averageAmong the top 5 healthiest counties in Utah
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Wasatch County | Utah Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.5 | 80.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.5% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 9.4% | 13.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Wasatch County is 79.5 years, about 0.5 years shorter than the Utah average of 80.0 years. The uninsured rate is 7.5%, lower than the Utah average of 8.4%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 9.4% of residents, lower than the Utah average of 13.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
10,071 residents in Wasatch County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 247 98 men · 149 women
- 75–84 1,099 552 men · 546 women
- 65–74 2,607 1,310 men · 1,296 women
- 50–64 6,119 3,063 men · 3,056 women
Younger residents
10,801 residents in Wasatch County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 3,488 1,819 boys · 1,669 girls
- 7–12 3,330 1,772 boys · 1,558 girls
- 3–7 2,345 1,263 boys · 1,082 girls
- 0–3 1,638 888 boys · 750 girls
About 828 residents in Wasatch County (2.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Wasatch County | Utah Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 6.9% | 9.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.4% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.4% | 6.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 28.9% | 29.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Wasatch County is about 27% lower than in Utah. The rate of heart disease in Wasatch County is about 27% lower than in Utah.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Wasatch County | Utah Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 9.2% | 11.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 12.3% | 11.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 13.7% | 18.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Wasatch County is about 25% lower than in Utah. The rate of smoking in Wasatch County is about 19% lower than in Utah.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 23,877 cigarettes a day, 716,302 a month, or 8.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 262,644 minutes a day and 95.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wasatch County is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.29 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 | Wasatch County | Utah Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.39 | 4.90 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Wasatch County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Wasatch County, UT Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Wasatch County, UT is typical in size for this group, 36,658 residents against a local median of 42,950, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nothing separates Wasatch County, UT sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is obesity, 1% above the local median at 29.0% against 28.6%. Wasatch County, UT has the 4th lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatch County, UT | 36,658 | 79.5 yrs #4/6 | 7.5% #4/6 | 29.0% #4/6 |
| Utah County, UT | 704,800 | 80.0 yrs | 7.5% | 28.6% |
| Summit County, UT | 42,950 | 81.6 yrs | 7.3% | 21.6% |
| Duchesne County, UT | 20,181 | 80.7 yrs | 12.0% | 29.0% |
| Salt Lake County, UT | 1,196,263 | 78.9 yrs | 9.2% | 29.6% |
| Morgan County, UT | 12,802 | 78.4 yrs | 4.8% | 26.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Wasatch County, Utah has an overall health index grade of A, making it somewhat better than Utah, and notably better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Wasatch County, Utah.
How healthy is Wasatch County, Utah?
Wasatch County, Utah has a Map AI Health Index grade of A, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; an A grade means residents are much healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Wasatch County, Utah one of the healthiest counties in Utah?
Wasatch County ranks 4th healthiest out of 28 counties in Utah by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Wasatch County, Utah?
People in Wasatch County, Utah can expect to live 79.5 years on average, about the same as the Utah average of 80.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Wasatch County, Utah?
7.5% of residents in Wasatch County, Utah have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, 0.9 points below the Utah rate of 8.4%.
What percentage of Wasatch County, Utah residents are obese?
29.0% of adults in Wasatch County, Utah are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.5 points below the Utah rate of 29.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Wasatch County, Utah go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 23,877 cigarettes a day, 716,302 a month, or 8.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 262,644 minutes a day and 95.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wasatch County is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.29 lifetimes a year.
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