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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 excessive drinking
- Low levels of air pollution
- Low rate of cancer deaths
Challenges
- High rate of drug deaths
- Low percentage of high school graduation
- High percentage of children in poverty
Highlights
- In the past year, smoking decreased 8% from 19.1% to 17.5% of adults.
- In the past year, HPV immunization among males ages 13 to 17 years increased 73% from 23.3% to 40.3%.
- In the past year, immunizations among children ages 19 to 35 months decreased 8% from 75.9% to 70.1%.
- In the past eight years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 36% from 67.0 to 43.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
- In the past year, premature death increased 9% from 8,190 to 8,887 years lost per 100,000 population.

