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United States

All Outcomes (1990 - 2012)
Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.
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Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.
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Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings®, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.

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  • Weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core outcome is from the national average.

The measures tracked by America's Health Rankings are those actions that can affect the future health of the population. For a state to improve the health of its population, efforts must focus on these measures, these determinants of health.

STATE RANKINGS

State Changes
Over Time 		Rank Value Take Action
Alabama graph 49 -0.265 VIEW ACTIONS
Alaska graph 24 0.052 VIEW ACTIONS
Arizona graph 27 0.035 VIEW ACTIONS
Arkansas graph 44 -0.150 VIEW ACTIONS
California graph 18 0.151 VIEW ACTIONS
Colorado graph 13 0.170 VIEW ACTIONS
Connecticut graph 7 0.252 VIEW ACTIONS
Delaware graph 30 0.024 VIEW ACTIONS
Florida graph 41 -0.108 VIEW ACTIONS
Georgia graph 40 -0.063 VIEW ACTIONS
Hawaii graph 1 0.318 VIEW ACTIONS
Idaho graph 15 0.159 VIEW ACTIONS
Illinois graph 22 0.080 VIEW ACTIONS
Indiana graph 34 -0.005 VIEW ACTIONS
Iowa graph 8 0.247 VIEW ACTIONS
Kansas graph 21 0.089 VIEW ACTIONS
Kentucky graph 45 -0.157 VIEW ACTIONS
Louisiana graph 48 -0.249 VIEW ACTIONS
Maine graph 18 0.151 VIEW ACTIONS
Maryland graph 33 0.016 VIEW ACTIONS
Massachusetts graph 3 0.310 VIEW ACTIONS
Michigan graph 35 -0.007 VIEW ACTIONS
Minnesota graph 2 0.314 VIEW ACTIONS
Mississippi graph 50 -0.310 VIEW ACTIONS
Missouri graph 39 -0.057 VIEW ACTIONS
Montana graph 25 0.049 VIEW ACTIONS
Nebraska graph 11 0.181 VIEW ACTIONS
Nevada graph 36 -0.034 VIEW ACTIONS
New Hampshire graph 4 0.304 VIEW ACTIONS
New Jersey graph 12 0.179 VIEW ACTIONS
New Mexico graph 30 0.024 VIEW ACTIONS
New York graph 9 0.196 VIEW ACTIONS
North Carolina graph 38 -0.049 VIEW ACTIONS
North Dakota graph 20 0.143 VIEW ACTIONS
Ohio graph 37 -0.043 VIEW ACTIONS
Oklahoma graph 46 -0.194 VIEW ACTIONS
Oregon graph 15 0.159 VIEW ACTIONS
Pennsylvania graph 29 0.029 VIEW ACTIONS
Rhode Island graph 17 0.153 VIEW ACTIONS
South Carolina graph 43 -0.124 VIEW ACTIONS
South Dakota graph 32 0.022 VIEW ACTIONS
Tennessee graph 42 -0.120 VIEW ACTIONS
Texas graph 28 0.032 VIEW ACTIONS
Utah graph 6 0.253 VIEW ACTIONS
Vermont graph 5 0.293 VIEW ACTIONS
Virginia graph 26 0.037 VIEW ACTIONS
Washington graph 10 0.193 VIEW ACTIONS
West Virginia graph 47 -0.248 VIEW ACTIONS
Wisconsin graph 14 0.169 VIEW ACTIONS
Wyoming graph 23 0.067 VIEW ACTIONS

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