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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 smoking
- High SNAP enrollment
- High health status
Challenges
- Low hospice care use
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High prevalence of falls
Highlights
- In the past year, smoking decreased 22% from 7.4% to 5.8% of adults ages 65+.
- In the past year, food insecurity increased 24% from 12.3% to 15.3% of adults ages 60+.
- In the past 2 years, geriatrician shortfall increased 40% from 43.6% to 61.2% of needed geriatricians.
- In the past 2 years, hip fractures decreased 25% from 6.9 to 5.2 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
- In the past 3 years, hospice care use increased 46% from 23.5% to 34.4% of decedents ages 65+.

