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New Hampshire

Population (2024): 1,361,400 million

New Hampshire’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. The state placed in the mid performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Based on 2023 data, the percentage of adults with obesity rank lower than the U.S. median. In addition, the rates of diabetes and hypertension rank lower than the U.S. median.

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State Related News

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Apr 2025 Statement of J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., MSCE, President and CEO, Trust for America’s Health on HHS Reorganization, Reductions in Force, and Public Health Funding Cuts
Mar 2025 New Report Measures States’ Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies, Including Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Extreme Weather Events
Sep 2024 Nuevo informe: La obesidad adulta en EE. UU. alcanza niveles epidémicos

New Hampshire at a glance

54.7

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

Middle Tier

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

33.7

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2023

9.3

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2023

14.1

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

32.8

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2023

68.6

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

16.6

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2022

36.0

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

17.1

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

Data in Detail

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Check these TFAH reports for latest state-specific data:

Ready or Not 2025: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism Read More
The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2024 Read More
Pain in the Nation 2024: the Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths Read More
State of Obesity 2024: Better Policies for a Healthier America Read More

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