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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 frequent physical distress
- Low prevalence of low birthweight
- Low drug death rate
Challenges
- Lower number of dentists
- High incidence of pertussis
- Low per capita public health funding
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

