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HealthAlaska, AKUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)67.382.8
Water Quality (100=best)6355
Superfund Sites (100=best)9371
Physicians per 100k234.6261.3



There are 235 physicians per 100,000 population in Alaska, AK. The US average is 261.

Alaska, AK Health Index

Air quality in Alaska, AK is 67 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 Alaska, AK is 63 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 93 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.


Alaska Health SperlingViews

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