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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 racial disparity in high school graduation rates
- Low percentage of severe housing problems
Challenges
- High premature death rate
- High percentage of households with food insecurity
- High prevalence of cigarette smoking
Highlights
- Drug deaths increased 27% from 10.6 to 13.5 deaths per 100,000 population between 2018 and 2019
- Frequent mental distress decreased 17% from 17.3% to 14.4% of adults between 2019 and 2020
- Mental health providers increased 8% from 173.0 to 187.6 per 100,000 population between 2020 and 2021

