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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 violent crime rate
- High percentage of high school graduation
- Low incidence of chlamydia
Challenges
- High cancer death rate
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress
- High prevalence of smoking
Highlights
- In the past three years, excessive drinking increased 27% from 13.6% to 17.3% of adults
- In the past 10 years, air pollution decreased 41% from 13.8 to 8.2 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter
- In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 65% from 15.0% to 5.3% of the population
- In the past two years, frequent mental distress increased 17% from 13.8% to 16.2% of adults
- Since 1990, cancer deaths increased 11% from 211.6 to 234.9 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past four years, diabetes increased 22% from 10.6% to 12.9% of adults

