Health Indicator Report of Utah Population Characteristics: Age Distribution of the Population
People's age, sex, culture, and living and working conditions affect their health in important ways that must be considered in planning for the public health of the population. Having a large percentage of the population made up of young children emphasizes the importance of making available key preventive health measures (e.g. immunizations) and age-appropriate screenings to identify developmental delays at a time when treatment is most effective.
The graph above shows higher percentages of the Utah population in the younger age groups and smaller percentages in the older age groups as compared to the U.S. population as a whole.
Population Age Distribution, Utah 2020 and U.S. 2019
Data Sources
- Population Estimates: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2020
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Data Interpretation Issues
Because many diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, are less common among younger persons, the Utah population is healthier than the U.S. population. In order to remove the "age effect," health data are often age-adjusted for presentation in reports.Definition
The percentage of persons in each age group.Numerator
Number of persons in age group.Denominator
Total population size.Other Objectives
Utah Objectives include: ====Public Health Outcome Measures Report:==== [https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/report/phom/Introduction.html]How Are We Doing?
Utahns, on a percentage basis, are on average younger than the rest of the U.S. population. According to the Census Bureau 2018 Population Estimates Program, Utah had the youngest state population in the U.S. with a median age of 31 years versus 38.2 years nationally.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, in 2018, 29.5% of the Utah estimated population were under age 18, compared with 22.4% of the total U.S. population.Available Services
United States Census Academy provides training and technical assistance in accessing and using Census data. They can be reached on their website at [https://www.census.gov/academy].
Page Content Updated On 10/21/2021,
Published on 01/14/2022
