Massachusetts

Highlights

• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 87% from 15.7 to 29.3 deaths per 100,000 population
• Since 2012, immunizations among children ages 19-35 months increased 16% from 70.7% to 82.1%
• In the past 10 years, chlamydia increased 71% from 250.3 to 427.3 cases per 100,000 population
• In the past two years, public health funding increased 27% from $108 to $137
• Since 1990, violent crime decreased 40% from 565 to 338 offenses per 100,000 population
• Since 2012, diabetes increased 8% from 8.0% to 8.6% of adults