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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 voter turnout
- High coverage of smokefree laws
- High prevalence of cancer screenings
Challenges
- Low flu vaccination coverage
- High suicide rate
- High prevalence of food insecurity
Highlights
- Food insecurity increased 27% since 2013 from 12.2% to 15.5% of adults ages 60+
- Flu vaccination coverage decreased 23% in the past year from 63.2% to 48.5% of adults ages 65+
- Cognitive difficulty decreased 19% since 2013 from 9.9% to 8.0% of adults ages 65+
- Falls decreased 13% in the past two years from 32.5% to 28.3% of adults ages 65+
- Teeth extractions increased 19% in the past two years from 15.2% to 18.1% of adults ages 65+
- Early death decreased 8% since 2013 from 1,848 to 1,703 death per 100,000 adults ages 65-74

