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Health in Des Moines, Iowa

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HealthDes Moines, IAUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)65.482.8
Water Quality (100=best)6055
Superfund Sites (100=best)3371
Physicians per 100k317.9261.3



There are 318 physicians per 100,000 population in Des Moines, IA. The US average is 261.

Des Moines, IA Health Index

Air quality in Des Moines, IA is 65 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Des Moines, IA is 60 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 33 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.


Des Moines Health SperlingViews

HATE THIS STATE: Trash everywhere in Des Moines. Dirty, bleak, and dismal. People here are fat and disgusting. Seems like everyone is old, sick, or dying. The weather is beyond... (read more)Iowa: Having lived in multiple Major cities in North America (Canada and the U.S.A.)I'd rank Des Moines as a 2, no more than 3 for Culture, Arts, Theatre, Events and Night... (read more)re: life in Greater Des Moines. - 6/1/2009: i dont think anyone from nyc has ever movd to des moines. people in nyc rarley even know we exist iv live in iowa my whole life met people from all over the country but... (read more)Have an opinion about Des Moines? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Des Moines Click Here