The Commonwealth Fund: 4 pressing health challenges in the U.S.

1. There has been a 50% increase in deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use since 2005.
2. Two-thirds of states experienced an increase in rates of premature death from other preventable or treatable causes in 2014–15
3. Even in states with the lowest rates, a quarter of adults are obese.
4. 56% of adults with mental illness received no treatment in 2013-15, and 18% of children with mental health needs received no treatment in 2016.

Notes: from "2018 Scorecard on State Health"
Source: The Commonwealth Fund, May 2018
Source URL: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives/2018/may/state-...

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