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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
- Ready availability of primary care physicians
- Low incidence of Salmonella
- Low percentage of uninsured population
Challenges
- High prevalence of obesity
- Low per capita public health funding
- High prevalence of diabetes
Highlights
- In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 12% from 28.5% to 25.0% of adults.
- In the past year, children in poverty increased 31% from 16.9% to 22.1% of children.
- In the past 2 years, drug deaths increased 35% from 14.0 to 18.9 per 100,000 population.
- In the past 10 years, premature death increased 3% from 7,762 to 7,991 years lost per 100,000 population.
- Since 1990, cardiovascular deaths decreased 37% from 436.3 to 276.1 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.