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Maine

Population (2023): 1,395 million

Maine scores among top performing states for emergency preparedness. Its outcomes on two key health measures are mixed. According to TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, the state placed in the high performance tier for public health emergency preparedness. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Based on the 2022 data, its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate an area of concern, with the percentage of adults with obesity higher than the U.S. median. However, rates of diabetes and hypertension rank similarly to the U.S. median.

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Maine at a glance

56.9

Percent of population (age 6 months or older) who received seasonal flu vaccination, 2022-23

High Tier

Public health emergency preparedness performance tier (High, Middle, Low), 2023

36.2

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2023

11.4

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2023

16.4

Percent of children age 6-17 who have obesity, 2021-22

32.6

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2023

90.1

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2022

17.7

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2022

54.3

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

18.5

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

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