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Health Risk Score Calculator

Work out health risk score instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Health Risk Score Calculator

Averages the eight Life's Essential 8 components, each scored 0 to 100, into a single cardiovascular health score with the published bands.

Formula

Life's Essential 8

Score = mean of eight component scores (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, sleep, BMI, lipids, blood glucose, blood pressure); 0-49 low, 50-79 moderate, 80-100 high cardiovascular health

Worked example

With the default values below, Health Risk Score Calculator returns Cardiovascular health score of 67.5. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Health behaviour points (diet, activity, nicotine, sleep)accepts 0–400
260
Health factor points (BMI, lipids, glucose, blood pressure)accepts 0–400
280

Results

Cardiovascular health score
67.5
Health band
Moderate cardiovascular health
Average behaviour component
65.0
Average health factor component
70.0

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Life's Essential 8
  3. 3Cardiovascular health score= 67.5
  4. 4Health band= Moderate cardiovascular health
  5. 5Average behaviour component= 65.0
  6. 6Average health factor component= 70.0

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
  • This is an estimate for general information and not professional medical advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why average rather than add?

The American Heart Association defines the composite as the unweighted mean of the eight component scores, keeping the 0 to 100 scale.

Is sleep really a component?

Yes. Sleep duration was added in the 2022 update, replacing the earlier Life's Simple 7 framework.

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