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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
- Low levels of air pollution
- Low drug death rate
Challenges
- High percentage of children in poverty
- High prevalence of low birthweight
- High prevalence of frequent mental distress
Highlights
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 34% from 13.4 to 18.0 deaths per 100,000 population
- Since 2013, high school graduation increased 13% from 74.0% to 83.6% of students
- Since 2003, air pollution decreased 45% from 13.5 to 7.4 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter
- In the past three years, occupational fatalities increased 44% from 4.8 to 6.9 deaths per 100,000 workers
- Infant mortality decreased 4% from 7.0 to 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in the past year, and 48% since 1990
- In the past year, frequent mental distress increased 6% from 13.9% to 14.8% of adults

