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Health in New York, New York

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HealthNew York, NYUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)22.382.8
Water Quality (100=best)4055
Superfund Sites (100=best)6071
Physicians per 100k156.8220.5

There are 157 physicians per 100,000 population in New York, NY. The US average is 221.

New York, NY Health Index

Air quality in New York, NY is 22 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 New York, NY is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 60 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.


New York Health SperlingViews

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