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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 smoking
- Low drug death rate
- Low cancer death rate
Challenges
- High percentage of uninsured population
- High prevalence of obesity
- Lower number of mental health providers
Highlights
- In the past six years, children in poverty decreased 28% from 26.5% to 19.2% of children
- In the past year, excessive drinking increased 12% from 17.3% to 19.4% of adults
- In the past four years, drug deaths decreased 3% from 10.0 to 9.7 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, obesity increased 11% from 30.4% to 33.6% of adults
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 26% from 19.2% to 14.3% of adults

