Hawaii Ranks #8 in America's Health Rankings for 2024

Hawaii remains in the Top-10 of the healthiest states in the nation, according to America’s Health Rankings 2024 Annual Report.

Kaua'i Now reports:

Hawaiʻi ranked No. 1 for health outcomes, led by the lowest rates in the United States for reported frequent mental distress and racial disparities in premature death, second-lowest rate of adult obesity and third-lowest rate of adults with multiple chronic conditions.

The islands ranked No. 7 overall in critical care, having the lowest rates in the nation for avoided care because of cost and preventable hospitalizations. Hawaiʻi was second-lowest in percentage of uninsured.

However, the state’s ongoing shortage of medical professionals was apparent, with HawaiÊ»i ranking 28th in the number of medical health providers and 34th for primary care providers.

The state ranked 36th on the Economic Hardship Index, which includes such factors as crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment.

Despite scoring top marks for low rates of air pollution and drinking water violations, the islands also ranked 50th in terms of severe housing problems — including overcrowding, lack of basic household facilities and cost-burdened occupants.

Read the full article from Kaua'i Now at:  Hawaii again ranks in top 10 of nation's healthiest states

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