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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 rate of drug deaths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- Small disparity in health status by educational attainment
Challenges
- High prevalence of smoking
- High percentage of children in poverty
- High prevalence of low birthweight
Highlights
- In the past year, physical inactivity increased 16% from 31.6% to 36.8% of adults.
- In the past year, meningococcal immunization among adolescents ages 13 to 17 years increased 20% from 46.0% to 55.3%.
- In the past eight years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 38% from 109.8 to 67.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past four years, diabetes increased 19% from 12.4% to 14.7% of adults.
- In the past year, excessive drinking decreased 4% from 13.8% to 13.3% of adults.

