This graph illustrates the opioid overdose death rate (age-adjusted per 100,000 population) in Marion County versus similar nearby cities during the period 2012-2016. (DR3473).
During 2016, overdose deaths per 100,000 population in Marion County fell below the rate found in Franklin and Hamilton Counties in Ohio and were similar to the rate in Jefferson County, KY. Marion County rates were significantly higher than those in other similar, midwest counties, Indiana overall, and the U.S. (DR3871).
County health rankings provides the number of drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 population, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to dentists, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the ratio of population to primary care physicians, by Indiana county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2, by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides the percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
County health rankings provides years of potential life lost before age 75, per 100,000 population (age-adjusted), by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data and map export.
Marion County prevalence increased over 60 percent from 2000-2008, to 10.0% of adults (over 62,000 cases) but is not statistically different than national or state rates. Marion County’s 2008 prevalence is four times the Health People 2010 target for diabetes prevalence of 2.5% among adults. Marion County Black residents have a 60% higher prevalence rate than White residents and 33% higher rate than Hispanic residents.
County health rankings provides diabetes prevalence among Indiana adults, by county. Counties can be compared and contrasted with easy data export.
In 2013, an estimated 32% of Marion County adults reported that they had been diagnosed with hypertension which was similar to the national rate of 31.4%. A 32% hypertension prevalence translates to almost 219,000 Marion County adults that have been diagnosed with hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in Marion County among Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sample years between 2003 and 2013 did not vary significantly. Hypertension is not evenly distributed spatially throughout Marion County. The prevalence of hypertension ranged from 25% to 43.4% among Marion County Public Health Department planning areas in 2012. (DR2647).
Diabetes prevalence among Marion County adults increased 9.8% between 2003 and 2014 but is similar to prevalence in Indiana and the U.S. Prevalence among African Americans was found to be 69% higher than among White residents and four times higher than among Hispanic residents during 2014. Diabetes hospitalizations and diabetes-related limb amputations also increased. Despite a trend of declining diabetes mortality rates, diabetes remained the 8th leading cause of death in Marion County during 2014 and the 7th leading cause nationally (2013). (DR2851).
In 2016, the Marion County homicide rate was approximately twice as high as the Indiana state homicide rate. Additionally, the Marion County homicide rate was higher than the United States' homicide rate, yet lower than Milwaukee's homicide rate (DR3774).
The percentage of Marion County (Indiana) residents living with HIV and a suppressed viral load (HIV RNA <200 copies/mL) has increased steadily in recent years. During the period 2013-2017, viral suppression increased from 79.1% to 85.2% (Pearson R=0.91; P<.05).
HIV infection rates were relatively steady in Marion County during the period 2012-2016 with African Americans being more than twice as likely to have been diagnosed than their white peers, DR3506.
