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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 percentage of children in poverty
- High immunization coverage among adolescents
- Low prevalence of diabetes
Challenges
- High rate of drug deaths
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- Low per capita public health funding
Highlights
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 60% from 11.2 to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 population.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among males ages 13 to 17 years increased 43% from 33.0% to 47.1%.
- In the past four years, the percentage of the population without health insurance decreased 31% from 11.3% to 7.8%.
- In the past three years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 23% from 58.2 to 44.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past two years, premature death increased 12% from 5,580 to 6,277 years lost per 100,000 population.

