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Health in Seattle, Washington

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HealthSeattle, WAUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)3682.8
Water Quality (100=best)5955
Superfund Sites (100=best)2071
Physicians per 100k416.2261.3



There are 416 physicians per 100,000 population in Seattle, WA. The US average is 261.

Seattle, WA Health Index

Air quality in Seattle, WA is 36 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 Seattle, WA is 59 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 20 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.


Seattle Health SperlingViews

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