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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 obesity
- Higher number of primary care physicians
- Low premature death rate
Challenges
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
- High incidence of chlamydia
- Large disparity in health status by educational attainment
Highlights
- In the past five years, low birthweight decreased 5% from 8.2% to 7.8% of live births
- In the past five years, drug deaths increased 49% from 8.2 to 12.2 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, cardiovascular deaths decreased 6% from 274.9 to 257.6 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past year, diabetes increased 7% from 9.8% to 10.5% of adults
- In the past 10 years, premature death decreased 10% from 6,350 to 5,701 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population

