Washington ranked above national average on overall health scores
Washington finished above the national average in a new ranking by the United Health Foundation that examines public health challenges and progress that occurred just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The America’s Health Rankings Annual Report found that the state ranked 13th in health outcomes, such as obesity prevalence and suicide rates.
Unlike in previous years, the report does not assign overall rankings to states. Instead, it offers multiple rankings for the 50 states in the categories of social and economic factors, such as education attainment; physical environment, including air and water quality; clinical care options; behaviors such as tobacco use and physical activity; and the health outcomes.
Nationwide, the obesity rate for adults has risen 15 percent from 2011 to 2019, the analysis found. And the suicide rate rose 23 percent between 2009 and 2018, according to the study.
But the share of U.S. adults suffering from multiple chronic conditions dropped from 10.3 percent in 2018 to 9.5 percent in 2019.
Researchers anticipate that the coronavirus pandemic will affect nearly every health and economic category monitored in the analysis when the 2020 data is available.
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2019 Health-Related Data by State
StateAbove National Average Score Overall?Rank on Social & Economic FactorsRank on Physical EnvironmentRank on Clinical CareRank on BehaviorsRank on Health OutcomesAlabamaNo4323434648AlaskaYes3640343211ArizonaNo3526392429ArkansasNo4811424547CaliforniaYes274923145ColoradoYes1351779ConnecticutYes1533533DelawareYes1618163035FloridaNo2936413127GeorgiaNo3010473937HawaiiYes11284131IdahoYes2330371714IllinoisYes2432242328IndianaNo3227383636IowaYes51592215KansasYes2135282626KentuckyNo3419314846LouisianaNo5048405050MaineYes121372023MarylandYes18810148MassachusettsYes729192MichiganNo4441153540MinnesotaYes64447MississippiNo4747494949MissouriNo2625354338MontanaYes252232841NebraskaYes1721131820NevadaNo3114483830New HampshireYes1246517New JerseyYes35026114New MexicoNo4931293431New YorkYes3734191910North CarolinaNo229273631North DakotaYes101182816OhioNo4239294139OklahomaNo4545464643OregonYes2042221219PennsylvaniaYes274683334Rhode IslandYes183821618South CarolinaNo417364042South DakotaYes396212724TennesseeNo4017444244TexasNo3343502922UtahYes2122526VermontYes9203112VirginiaYes82202121WashingtonYes41614613West VirginiaNo4644334445WisconsinYes1437111033WyomingNo383452525
Source: United Health Foundation
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