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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 mental distress
- Low prevalence of food insecurity
- Low prevalence of insufficient sleep
Challenges
- Low level of community support expenditures
- High preventable hospitalization rate
- Low percentage of four- or five-star nursing home beds
Highlights
- Drug deaths increased 127% from 2.6 to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between 2008-2010 and 2018-2020
- Full-mouth teeth extractions decreased 32% from 16.1% to 10.9% of adults ages 65+ between 2012 and 2020
- Geriatric providers increased 23% from 21.9 to 27.0 per 100,000 adults ages 65+ between September 2018 and September 2021

