Health & Wellbeing


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Most of the data for this indicator is influenced primarily by the Snohomish Health District.
Premature death
Premature death measures the risk of dying before age 75 and uses Years of Potential Life Lost as its measure of Premature Death per 100,000. Premature death is an important indicator of poor health or dangerous behavior in a community. The data is not cause-specific. Premature death data was retrieved from the County Health Rankings.
How is Snohomish County trending?
Premature death represented as the years of potential life lost per 100,000 population is relatively flat since 2010 and is lower than Washington State.

General mental health
Average number of days a county’s adult respondents report that their mental health was not good in the past 30 days. Mental health is essential to a person’s well-being, healthy family and interpersonal relationships, and the ability to live a full and productive life. Untreated mental health disorders are at high risk for many unhealthy and unsafe behaviors, including alcohol or drug abuse, violent or self-destructive behavior, and suicide. General mental health data was retrieved from the County Health Rankings.
How is Snohomish County trending?

General mental health represented as the average number of days adults report that their mental health was not good in past 30 days is trending higher by approximately 19% and is lower than Washington State.


Adult smoking
This is the percentage of adults age 18 or older who smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and are current smokers. Tobacco is one of the leading preventable causes of death and disease in the United States. Adult smoking data was retrieved from the County Health Rankings.
How is Snohomish County trending?

The percentage of adult smokers is trending lower and is higher than Washington State.


Adult obesity
Percentage of adults age 18 or older who have a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more. Adult obesity is strongly correlated with a host of health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Adult obesity data was retrieved from the County Health Rankings.
How is Snohomish County trending?

The percentage of adults with a body mass index of 30 is trending higher and is higher than Washington State.