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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
- High percentage of high school graduation
- Low prevalence of low birthweight
- Low prevalence of frequent mental distress
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High prevalence of obesity
- Large difference in health status by high school education
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

