Tennessee

Highlights

• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 17% from 15.7 to 18.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
• In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13 to 17 years increased 94% from 20.1% to 38.9%
• In the past year, Tdap immunization among adolescents ages 13 to 17 years decreased 7% from 86.0% to 79.7%.
• In the past eight years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 39% from 97.8 to 59.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.
• In the past two years, disparity in health status by education decreased 36% from 32.1% to 20.5%.