Florida

Highlights

• In the past five years, obesity increased 13% from 25.2% to 28.4% of adults
• In the past two years, high school graduation increased 4% from 77.9% to 80.7% of students
• In the past five years, children in poverty decreased 20% from 25.4% to 20.3% of children ages 0 to 17
• In the past nine years, chlamydia increased 48% from 315.5 to 467.4 cases per 100,000 population
• In the past 25 years, cancer deaths decreased 8% from 197.4 to 181.4 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past 10 years, violent crime decreased 44% from 723 to 408 offenses per 100,000 population