United Health Foundation recently published America’s Health Rankings. North Carolina is 33rd in the nation. Here are the details:
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking
- High percentage of high school graduation
- High HPV immunization coverage among adolescent males
Challenges
- High incidence of chlamydia
- High percentage of uninsured population
- High prevalence of low birthweight
Highlights
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 25% from 13.0 to 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, high school graduation increased 10% from 78.0% to 85.9% of students
- In the past five years, obesity increased 8% from 29.6% to 32.1% of adults
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 18% from 20.9% to 17.2% of adults
- In the past five years, children in poverty decreased 18% from 26.0% to 21.2% of children aged 0 to 17
- In the past three years, premature death increased 8% from 7,604 to 8,177 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 25% from 13.0 to 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, high school graduation increased 10% from 78.0% to 85.9% of students
- In the past five years, obesity increased 8% from 29.6% to 32.1% of adults
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 18% from 20.9% to 17.2% of adults
- In the past five years, children in poverty decreased 18% from 26.0% to 21.2% of children aged 0 to 17
- In the past three years, premature death increased 8% from 7,604 to 8,177 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population
