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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
- Higher number of dentists
- Low infant mortality rate
Challenges
- High levels of air pollution
- Large disparity in health status by educational attainment
- Low immunization coverage among children
Highlights
- In the past five years, air pollution decreased 24% from 15.3 to 11.7 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter, however, in the past year it increased 3%
- In the past two years, immunizations among children decreased 16% from 77.9% to 65.3% of children ages 19 to 35 months
- In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 59% from 19.6% to 8.0% of the population
- In the past five years, chlamydia increased 21% from 403.8 to 487.5 cases per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, premature death decreased 9% from 6,190 to 5,647 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population

