Tennessee

Highlights

• In the past year, excessive drinking increased 29% from 11.2% to 14.4% of adults
• In the past seven years, infant mortality decreased 16% from 8.2 to 6.9 deaths per 1,000 live births
• In the past five years, obesity increased 19% from 29.2% to 34.8% of adults
• In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 29% from 83.4 to 59.3 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
• In the past five years, drug deaths increased 27% from 15.7 to 19.9 deaths per 100,000 population