According to the United Health Foundation, Utah is the sixth healthiest state in the nation, but data shows a statewide increase in mental distress.
Recent metrics indicate 23 percent of Cache County medicare beneficiaries deal with depression, compared to 17.9 percent nationally.
UHF released its America’s Health Rankings Report for the 2024 calendar year which includes an overall assessment of the nation’s health as well as individual state data.
Chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart disease, are the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. and in Utah.
Cache County generally exhibits good population health outcomes, with a life expectancy of 80.7 years compared to the national average of 75.8 years.
The COVID-19, flu pneumonia mortality rate in Cache County is 25 per 100,000 compared to 98 per 100,000 nationally.
About 10 percent of Cache County residents smoke while the national average is 19 percent. And the national population with no health insurance is 11.5 percent; in Cache County it is 9.7 percent.