In 2019, San Juan County residents have an expected life span of 76 years from birth. This is below the U.S. life expectancy of 78.5 years. Across the U.S., the life expectancy for males is 76 and for females is 81 years.
Premature Death
In San Juan County, over half of the 1182 deaths in 2019 occurred before age 75. Premature death is measured by the years of potential life lost (YPLL), which estimates the average time a person "would have lived" had he or she not died prematurely, before age 75. (If everyone in a community lived to be 75 years of age, the YPLL would be zero.) This measure is used 'quantify' the loss owing to premature death.
San Juan County's rate of premature death is significantly higher than New Mexico and the U.S.
Died before age 75
Causes of Early Mortality
The graph below shows 16 leading causes of premature death, that is, causes of deaths before age 75.
Whereas the leading causes of death are Cancer and Heart Disease. The leading cause of premature death is unintentional injury, accounting for 10% of all deaths in the county.
In 2019, in San Juan County there were 175 total deaths due to injury, 123 unintentional injuries and 33 by suicide. The rate of unintentional injury is 101.6 deaths per 100,000, compared to 78.2 for New Mexico and 49.4 in the U.S. (in 2017).
- Direct Link to NM-IBIS YPLL Data Query. This query allows you to look up causes of death as they contribute to premature death.
- Direct Link to NM-IBIS Life Expectancy.
National statistics on premature death (YPLL) and Injury:
https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/annual/measure/YPLL/state/ALL
Unintentional Injuries in the U.S.
https://www.statista.com/topics/3991/unintentional-injury-in-the-us
NM-IBIS or New Mexico's Indicator-Based Information System is a resource for health data, including self-report surveys and birth/death data, as well as demographic and environmental data.