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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 excessive drinking
- High flu vaccination coverage
- High percentage of hospice care use
Challenges
- High prevalence of physical inactivity
- High early death rate
- High percentage of low-care nursing home residents
Highlights
- In the past five years, obesity increased 16% from 26.3% to 30.4% of adults ages 65+
- In the past two years, frequent mental distress decreased 17% from 8.6% to 7.1% of adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, ICU use In the past six months of life increased 20% from 10.7% to 12.8% of decedents ages 65+
- In the past year, food insecurity increased 13% from 16.0% to 18.1% of adults ages 60+
- In the past four years, suicide increased 33% from 15.8 to 21.0 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+
- In the past five years, hip fractures decreased 21% from 9.2 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare enrollees

