Arkansas

Highlights

• In the past five years, excessive drinking increased 23% from 12.8% to 15.8% of adults
• In the past five years, children in poverty decreased 21% from 28.5% to 22.5% of children ages 0 to 17
• In the past three years, air pollution decreased 27% from 9.7 to 7.1 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter
• In the past four years, premature death increased 5% from 9,656 to 10,099 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
• In the past 25 years, cancer deaths increased 4% from 209.6 to 218.6 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past five years, cardiovascular deaths increased 6% from 311.7 to 330.2 deaths per 100,000 population