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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 preventable hospitalizations
- Low infant mortality rate
Challenges
- High levels of air pollution
- High incidence of pertussis
- Large disparity in health status by educational attainment
Highlights
- In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 8% from 21.7% to 20.0% of adults.
- Pertussis incidence is now 22.8 cases per 100,000 population.
- From the previous edition, violent crime increased 6% from 402 to 426 offenses per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, Tdap immunization among adolescents ages 13 to 17 years decreased 6% from 87.7% to 82.5%.
- Since the 1990 edition, premature death decreased 35% from 8,453 to 5,528 years lost per 100,000 population.

