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More North Shore residents smoke cigarettes than in other areas on Staten Island or the city. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- While Staten Island is known for having lots of cigarette smokers, the North Shore takes the cake with the highest rate of smokers in the entire city.

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The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently released its Community Health Profiles for 2015, highlighting health statistics for designated community districts.

The North Shore -- Staten Island Community District 1, called "St. George and Stapleton," but including Grymes Hill, Mariner's Harbor, Port Richmond, West Brighton and Westerleigh -- has the highest rate of adult smokers in the whole city.

According to the city report, 22 percent of adults on the North Shore smoke, compared to 20 percent on Staten Island and 15 citywide. The best performing community district is East Flatbush, with 10 percent of adults smoking cigarettes.

All the statistics in the community health profile are based on numbers collected between 2011 and 2013, although some stats rely on a single year, while others rely on data collected from two or more years.

HOW WE RANK

The graphic below shows how health on the North Shore compares to Staten Island as a whole, the citywide rate and the best performing community district in each category.

LOTS OF SUGAR

On the North Shore, 32 percent of adults consume one or more 12-ounce sugary drinks per day. That's compared to 28 percent on Staten Island and 27 percent citywide.

In the best performing community district, Stuyvesant Town and Turtle Bay, only 12 percent consume the same amount on a daily basis.

LET'S GET MOVING

In the last 30 days, 78 percent of adults have had any physical activity on the North Shore, which is on par with Staten Island as a whole (78) and citywide (77).

In the active area of Clinton and Chelsea & Midtown, the best performing community district, 90 percent of adults said they have had activity in the last 30 days.

OBESITY IS HIGH, DIABETES IS LOW

LOW RATE OF UNINSURED

With a citywide rate of uninsured adults at 20 percent, the North Shore is better off, with 16 percent of adults having no health insurance.

Staten Island as a whole has an uninsured rate of 12 percent, and the South Shore is the best performing community district, with only 8 percent of people uninsured.

These numbers are from years before most major provisions of the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2014. After, the percentage of people without health insurance declined to 14 percent citywide. A similar decrease is expected for the North Shore.

GETTING DIAGNOSED FOR HIV

Out of every 100,000 in the population, there are 24.1 new HIV diagnoses on the North Shore.

That's compared to 11.8 on Staten Island as a whole and 30.4 citywide.

HIGH RATE OF STROKES

CHILD ASTHMA

Instances of child asthma hospitalizations were lower on the North Shore than citywide.

For every 10,000 children between 5 and 14, 25 were hospitalized on the North Shore.

That's compared to 15 on Staten Island as a whole and 36 citywide.

The best performing community district was Borough Park, with only six.

TOP CAUSES OF DEATH

Like the rest of America, heart disease and cancer are the leading causes of death on the North Shore, Staten Island as a whole and citywide.

However, death rates due to lower respiratory diseases, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, drug use, accidents, and HIV are higher on the North Shore than the city rates.

Life expectancy is 78.2 years on the North Shore.