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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 prevalence of excessive drinking
- Small disparity in health status by education level
Challenges
- High prevalence of obesity
- High rate of cardiovascular deaths
- Limited availability of primary care physicians
Highlights
- In the past year, disparity in health status by education level decreased 22% from 32.1% to 25.1%.
- In the past year, smoking decreased 11% from 23.7% to 21.1% of adults.
- In the past 5 years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 29% from 88.7 to 62.6 per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past 20 years, low birthweight increased 21% from 6.7% to 8.1% of live births.
- In the past 10 years, children in poverty increased 77% from 14.1% to 25.0% of children.


*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.