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State Profile

Mississippi

Population (2023): 2.939 million

Mississippi’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. 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. In addition, rates of diabetes and hypertension rank higher than the U.S. median.

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Mississippi at a glance

39.7

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

46.8

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2023

17.2

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2023

26.1

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

40.1

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2023

54.8

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

14.0

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2022

27.6

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

13.0

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

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