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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 activity-limiting joint pain
- High percentage of quality nursing home beds
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
Challenges
- High prevalence of food insecurity
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
- High prevalence of falls
Highlights
- In the past year, obesity increased 11% from 26.4% to 29.2% of adults ages 65+.
- In the past year, nursing home quality increased 12% from 44.7% to 50.1% of beds rated 4- or 5-stars.
- In the past year, flu vaccination coverage increased 9% from 58.0% to 63.5% of adults ages 65+.
- In the past 2 years, ICU use in the last 6 months of life decreased 20% from 11.9% to 9.5% of decedents ages 65+.
- In the past 3 years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 17% from 79.3 to 65.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

