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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- High immunization coverage among children
- Low violent crime rate
- High immunization among adolescent males for HPV
Challenges
- High infant mortality rate
- High incidence of pertussis
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
Highlights
- In the past year, immunizations among children ages 19 to 35 months increased 25% from 68.0% to 84.7%.
- In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 15% from 23.3% to 19.7% of adults.
- In the past 5 years, low birthweight increased 13% from 6.3% to 7.1% of live births.
- In the past 20 years, infant mortality increased 13% from 6.2 to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Since 1990, cardiovascular deaths decreased 46% from 408.0 to 218.7 per 100,000 population.


*Negative value denotes below US average; positive value denotes above US average. **Difference in the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with vs. without a high school education who report their health is very good or excellent.