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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 falls
- Low prevalence of obesity
- Low preventable hospitalization rate
Challenges
- Low percentage of volunteerism
- Low prevalence of seniors with a dedicated provider
- High percentage of ICU use
Highlights
- In the past five years, obesity increased 42% from 18.1% to 25.7% of adults ages 65+
- In the past year, four- or five-star rated nursing home beds increased 13% from 42.2% to 47.5% of certified nursing home beds
- In the past five years, preventable hospitalizations decreased 27% from 58.1 to 42.2 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past three years, suicide increased 20% from 26.9 to 32.3 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, hip fractures decreased 29% from 7.6 to 5.4 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees
- In the past two years, full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 25% from 17.0% to 12.8% of adults ages 65+

