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Health in Rhode Island

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HealthRhode Island, RIUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)38.982.8
Water Quality (100=best)4655
Superfund Sites (100=best)5771
Physicians per 100k355.4261.3



There are 355 physicians per 100,000 population in Rhode Island, RI. The US average is 261.

Rhode Island, RI Health Index

Air quality in Rhode Island, RI is 39 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 Rhode Island, RI is 46 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 57 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.


Rhode Island Health SperlingViews

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