State Findings: Mississippi, 2021, 2021 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- Low racial disparity in high school graduation rates
- Low percentage of severe housing problems
Challenges
- High premature death rate
- High percentage of households with food insecurity
- High prevalence of cigarette smoking
Highlights
- Drug deaths increased 27% from 10.6 to 13.5 deaths per 100,000 population between 2018 and 2019
- Frequent mental distress decreased 17% from 17.3% to 14.4% of adults between 2019 and 2020
- Mental health providers increased 8% from 173.0 to 187.6 per 100,000 population between 2020 and 2021
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