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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 low birthweight
- Low prevalence of frequent mental distress
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High prevalence of obesity
- High incidence of pertussis
Highlights
- In the past year, children in poverty decreased 18% from 18.3% to 15.0% of children.
- In the past year, immunizations among children ages 19 to 35 months decreased 8% from 80.2% to 73.8%
- In the past four years, the percentage of the population without health insurance decreased 30% from 12.8% to 9.0%.
- In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 29% from 65.7 to 46.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past year, premature death increased 7% from 6,125 to 6,529 years lost per 100,000 population.

