Healthcare & Safety — Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 40 |
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| EMS Stations | 12 |
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| Fire Stations | 12 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 5,918 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 14.8% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.08 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.08 |
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| Adult Smoking | 12.7% |
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| Adult Obesity | 25.4% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 24.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 45.37 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Large Central Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 291 |
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| Moderate Days | 75 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 78 |
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| Median AQI | 36 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.489819+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.687117+00:00.
