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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 percentage of children in poverty
- Low cancer death rate
Challenges
- Lower number of primary care physicians
- High incidence of pertussis
- High drug death rate
Highlights
- In the past five years, drug deaths increased 24% from 18.4 to 22.9 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 25% from 11.8% to 8.8% of adults
- In the past seven years, cancer deaths increased 10% from 137.4 to 150.5 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past four years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 25% from 37.2 to 27.9 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past four years, cardiovascular deaths increased 11% from 208.0 to 231.8 deaths per 100,000 population

