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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 frequent physical distress
- Low percentage of low-care nursing home residents
- Low prevalence of smoking
Challenges
- Low volunteerism rate
- Low home health care worker rate
- High prevalence of severe housing problems
Highlights
- Drug deaths increased 323% from 3.5 to 14.8 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2008-2010 and 2018-2020
- Full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 38% from 14.5% to 9.0% of adults ages 65+ between 2012 and 2020
- High health status increased 15% from 42.7% to 49.2% of adults ages 65+ between 2018 and 2020

