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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
- Small disparity in health status by educational attainment
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- Higher number of mental health providers
Challenges
- High percentage of uninsured population
- High cardiovascular death rate
- High infant mortality rate
Highlights
- In the past four years, low birthweight decreased 7% from 8.5% to 7.9% of live births
- In the past year, immunizations among children decreased 11% from 75.4% to 67.0% of children ages 19 to 35 months
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 25% from 26.1% to 19.6% of adults
- In the past two years, cardiovascular deaths increased 4% from 322.5 to 335.2 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, excessive drinking decreased 26% from 17.3% to 12.8% of adults

