Louisiana

Highlights

• In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 45% from 20.3% to 11.1% of the population
• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 37% from 12.9 to 17.7 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 29% from 92.1 to 65.8 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
• In the past four years, premature death increased 2% from 9,806 to 10,003 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
• In the past 10 years, air pollution decreased 36% from 12.2 to 7.8 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter