County Report Berks County Pennsylvania

COUNTY PROFILE: Berks County, Pennsylvania

US COUNTY PERFORMANCE

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the performance of all 3,142 US counties or county-equivalents in terms of life expectancy at birth, mortality rates for select causes, alcohol use, smoking prevalence, obesity prevalence, and recommended physical activity using novel small area estimation techniques and the most up-to-date county-level information.

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FINDINGS: LIFE EXPECTANCY

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

82.1 77.1

Pennsylvania

81.1 76.3

National

81.5 76.7

National rank

622 882

life expectancy at birth (years), 2014

% change 1980-2014

+5.5 +8.8

Fig. 1: Female life expectancy, 2014

Fig. 2: Male life expectancy, 2014

FINDINGS: ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

627.0 916.3

Pennsylvania

678.5 966.1

National

667.8 930.1

National rank

602 901

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-27.7 -34.9

Fig. 3: Female all-cause mortality, 2014

Fig. 4: Male all-cause mortality, 2014



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FINDINGS: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

122.3 185.9

Pennsylvania

131.8 203.1

National

124.9 191.5

National rank

1240 1048

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-55.0 -62.3

Fig. 5: Female ischemic heart disease, 2014

Fig. 6: Male ischemic heart disease, 2014

FINDINGS: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

61.3 59.8

Pennsylvania

49.0 50.8

National

47.4 48.8

National rank

2510 2354

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-13.1 -35.2

Fig. 7: Female cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014

Fig. 8: Male cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014



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FINDINGS: TRACHEAL, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG CANCER

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

39.0 67.3

Pennsylvania

45.1 72.7

National

43.8 67.6

National rank

739 1075

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

+16.2 -35.3

Fig. 9: Female tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014

Fig. 10: Male tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014

FINDINGS: BREAST CANCER

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

25.1 0.3

Pennsylvania

27.1 0.4

National

25.9 0.3

National rank

1319 2031

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-38.2 -15.3

Fig. 11: Female breast cancer, 2014

Fig. 12: Male breast cancer, 2014



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FINDINGS: MALIGNANT SKIN MELANOMA

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

2.3 5.0

Pennsylvania

2.1 4.6

National

1.9 4.5

National rank

2102 1719

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-6.9 +9.3

Fig. 13: Female malignant skin melanoma, 2014

Fig. 14: Male malignant skin melanoma, 2014

FINDINGS: DIABETES, UROGENITAL, BLOOD, AND ENDOCRINE DISEASES MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

46.9 63.7

Pennsylvania

50.7 66.7

National

49.6 63.8

National rank

893 1271

% change 1980-2014

+7.4 +15.2

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

Fig. 15: Female diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases mortality, 2014

Fig. 16: Male diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases mortality, 2014



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FINDINGS: SELF-HARM AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

9.8 33.6

Pennsylvania

8.4 31.4

National

9.0 30.9

National rank

1692 1688

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

+6.5 +3.4

Fig. 17: Female self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014

Fig. 18: Male self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014

FINDINGS: TRANSPORT INJURIES MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Berks County

6.3 16.3

Pennsylvania

7.0 17.3

National

8.1 19.8

National rank

220 299

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-49.8 -54.2

Fig. 19: Female transport injuries mortality, 2014

Fig. 20: Male transport injuries mortality, 2014



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