The greatest health strengths and challenges in Indiana

The recently released “America’s Health Rankings 2022 Annual Report” uncovered several health strengths and challenges in Indiana.

Jan. 4, 2023

Indiana is ranked 35th in the country for overall health – which is an improvement from its rank of 41 in 2019¹ – according to America’s Health Rankings 2022 Annual Report. Below is a summary of the positive and negative factors that contributed to this ranking.²

Indiana health strengths

Low income inequality
Low prevalence of high-risk HIV behaviors
Low percentage of households experiencing severe housing problems
36% decrease in food insecurity from 15.2% to 9.7% of households between 2014-2016 and 2019-2021
14% decrease in uninsured from 8.7% to 7.5% between 2019 and 2021

Indiana health challenges

High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
High occupational fatality rate
High prevalence of cigarette smoking
63% increase in non-medical drug use from 9.9% to 16.1% of adults between 2021 and 2022

What this means for employers

Employers who do business or have employees living in the state of Indiana may want to consider programs or benefits that can help support their employee population and guide them to better health decisions.

Learn more about the factors impacting the health of Indiana.

The real people behind these numbers are what make the work ahead so critically important. Despite the challenges ahead, I remain optimistic that the health system can rise to the moment to address long-standing disparities and improve the health and well-being of all Americans, for this generation and the next.

— Patricia L. Lewis, Chief Sustainability Officer at UnitedHealth Group

View the Indiana state summary (pdf)

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