Health

King County's goal is to promote the health, safety and well-being of our communities. The community indicators below reflect the health of King County residents, while the performance measures demonstrate King County's role in protecting residents from current and emerging public health threats, promoting the health of individuals and communities, and providing access to quality, affordable health care.

Chart showing the commutity indicators and performance measures for Health

King County by the numbers

Indicators:
  • Average life expectancy for King County residents born between 2004 and 2006: 81 years
  • Number of those years that will be spent in good health: 72.4
  • Percent of adults in King County that lack health insurance: 12.6%
Performance measures:
Emergency plans for vulnerable populations Cancer screening - low-income women Food establishments meeting safety standards Response to immediately notifiable condition reports TB therapy completion HIV testing of high-risk populations Safety net for vulnerable populations Clinic subsidies Public insurance - all Public insurance - children HIV positives and knowledge of results HIV testing and knowledge of results Vaccination registry Cardiac arrest survival rates Firearms in households Calls to state Quitline Brief Tobacco Intervention Skills training Sale of tobacco to minors Health care provision - Preventive clinical services Health care provision - Unmet medical need Health care provision - Healthy eating, Active living Health care provision - Uninsurance rates Health protection - Vaccination rates Health promotion - Kids smoking rates Health disparities - Disease morality poverty Health protection - Notifiable conditions Health protection - Tuberculosis incidence Health promotion - Adults smoking rates Health promotion - Kids nutrition Health disparities - Disease morality - race/ethnicity Health disparities - Mortality poverty level Health protection - HIV incidence Health promotion - Kids' physical activity Health promotion - Adult obesity rates Health disparities - Mortality race/ethnicity Health disparities - Mortality neighborhood Health of the community - Years of healthy life by region Health of the community - Years of healthy life Health care provision Health protection Health promotion Health disparities Health of the community Health