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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 smoking
- Low rate of cancer deaths
- Low prevalence of diabetes
Challenges
- Low immunization coverage among adolescents
- High rate of drug deaths
- Limited availability of primary care physicians
Highlights
- In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 18% from 20.6% to 16.8% of adults.
- In the past year, children in poverty increased 30% from 9.2% to 12.0% of children.
- In the past 2 years, drug deaths increased 19% from 18.4 to 21.9 per 100,000 population.
- In the past 2 years, disparity in health status by education level decreased 16% from 34.1% to 28.7%.
- In the past 20 years, low birthweight increased 25% from 5.6% to 7.0% of live births.


*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.