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State Profile

New York

Population (2023): 19,571 million

New York’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. The state placed in the low 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 trail the country as a whole. Based on 2022 data, the percentage of adults with obesity and hypertension rank lower than the U.S. median. In addition, the rates of diabetes rank similarly to the U.S. median.

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New York at a glance

52.6

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

Low Tier

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

31.1

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2022

11.5

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2022

15.6

Percent of children age 10-17 who have obesity, 2020-21

30.1

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2022

44.9

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

7.9

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2021

28.7

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

8.3

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

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