Iowa

Highlights

• Since 2012, smoking decreased 19% from 20.4% to 16.6% of adults
• Since 2007, drug deaths increased 152% from 4.2 to 10.6 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past five years, chlamydia increased 19% from 371.5 to 441.6 cases per 100,000 population
• In the past year, violent crime decreased 15% from 293 to 250 offenses per 100,000 population after increasing from 2012 to 2018
• In the past four years, infant mortality increased 21% from 4.7 to 5.7 deaths per 1,000 live births
• In the past two years, mental health providers increased 16% from 134.7 to 155.7 per 100,000 population