Kansas

Highlights

• In the past year, obesity decreased 9% from 34.2% to 31.2% of adults
• In the past five years, drug deaths increased 23% from 9.6 to 11.8 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past year, infant mortality decreased 5% from 6.4 to 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births
• In the past four years, cardiovascular deaths increased 5% from 242.4 to 253.5 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past 10 years, air pollution decreased 29% from 10.3 to 7.3 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter