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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
- Low prevalence of low birthweight
- Few poor mental health days
- Low rate of drug deaths
Challenges
- Low immunization coverage among adolescents
- High infant mortality rate
- High occupational fatalities rate
Highlights
- In the past year, poor physical health days increased 14% from 2.8 to 3.2 days in the previous 30 days.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13 to 17 years decreased 22% from 42.3% to 33.1%
- In the past 2 years, smoking decreased 15% from 22.0% to 18.6% of adults.
- In the past 2 years, children in poverty increased 21% from 14.6% to 17.7% of children.
- Since 1990, cancer deaths increased 3% from 178.9 to 184.8 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.