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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 levels of air pollution
- Low incidence of pertussis
- Low rate of cardiovascular deaths
Challenges
- Low percentage of high school graduation
- High percentage of children in poverty
- High percentage of population without insurance
Highlights
- In the past four years, drug deaths decreased 24% from 17.4 to 13.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, smoking decreased 10% from 17.6% to 15.8% of adults.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13 to 17 years increased 29% from 28.5% to 36.8%
- In the past year, immunizations among children ages 19 to 35 months decreased 8% from 72.7% to 66.6%.
- In the past four years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 16% from 65.3 to 55.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.

