Theme: Continuing Challenges
Northeast Ohio residents in select urban and exurban communities have shorter overall life expectancies and suffer disproportionately from chronic illness than their suburban and exurban counterparts.
These disparities are shaped by social, environmental, and economic conditions that affect both the choices available to them and their health outcomes.
Years of Potential Life Lost
Years of Potential Life Lost Map, NCHS County Health Rankings
Years of Potential Life Lost
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) measures the relative impact of various diseases and other lethal forces on a population.
The YPLL metric uses 75 years as the standard for life expectancy. The YPLL aggregates the number of years each person who died would needed to have lived to reach the age of 75. This aggregate number is then divided by 1,000.
NCHS County Health Rankings
Comparing Years of Potential Life Lost
The region has a lower YPLL (75.1) than the State of Ohio and the United States. The Youngstown-Warren housing market has the highest YPLL (87.5). The Wooster housing market has the lowest YPLL (87.5). Mahoning County has the highest YPLL (87.9). Geauga County has the lowest YPLL (50.0).
NCHS County Health Rankings
Obesity in Northeast Ohio Counties
County Level Estimates of Obesity - Percentage of Adults in Ohio by Trends, 2008, CDC
Bronchitis and Asthma in Northeast Ohio
Bronchitis and Asthma
Children with Elevated Blood Levels in Cuyahoga County, 1997-2000
Cuyahoga County Blood Lead Levels
Differences in Life Expectancy in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County Life Expectancy
Map of Prevalence of Hypertension in Northeast Ohio, 2005
NEO Hypertension Map
Map of Prevalence of Low Birth Rates in Northeast Ohio, 2007-2009
Low Birth Rate