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Connecticut

Population (2019): 3.565 million

Connecticut’s public health outcomes stack up unevenly against those of the United States, but it has taken several steps that strengthened its preparedness for public health emergencies. Deaths owed to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate a bright spot, with the percentage of adults with obesity lower than the U.S. median, as rates of diabetes and hypertension rank in the middle of the pack. Finally, the state achieved a score of seven out of a possible 10 measures of public health preparedness for diseases, disasters, and bioterrorism.

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Connecticut at a glance

63

Percent of population (age 6 months or older) who received seasonal flu vaccination, 2021-22

High Tier

Public health emergency preparedness performance tier (High, Middle, Low), 2022

21.6

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2021

10.9

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2021

15.3

Percent of children age 10-17 who have obesity, 2019-20

30.4

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2021

64.3

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2021

10.0

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2021

42.3

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2021

12.6

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2021

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