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Rhode Island

Population (2019): 1,059 million

Rhode Island’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 mixed picture, with the percentage of adults with obesity lower than the U.S. median, even as rates of diabetes and hypertension rank in the middle of the pack. Finally, the state achieved a score of nine out of a possible 10 measures of public health preparedness for diseases, disasters, and bioterrorism.

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Mar 2023 New Report Measures States’ Emergency Preparedness and Makes Recommendations About How to Strengthen the Nation’s Public Health System
Oct 2022 New CDC Data Shows 4 Percent Rise in Suicides in 2021
Sep 2022 Nation’s Obesity Epidemic is Growing: 19 States Have Adult Obesity Rates Above 35 Percent, Up From 16 States Last Year

Rhode Island at a glance

16.4

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2020

39.0

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2020

8.5

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2020

62.6

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2020

30.1

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2021

16.7

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

10.3

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2021

33.4

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2021

Middle Tier

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

66.1

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

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Check these TFAH reports for latest state-specific data:

Ready or Not 2022: 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, 2022 Read More
Pain in the Nation 2022: U.S. Experienced Highest Ever Combined Rates of Deaths Due to Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Read More
State of Obesity 2022: Better Policies for a Healthier America Read More

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