The United States is far from
being the healthiest country in the world. The country struggles with
obesity and heart disease, and life expectancy is worse than in
countries such as Slovenia and Chile.
But the country’s health may be
turning around. In the latest edition of America’s Health Rankings, the
country improved in more than two-thirds of the health measures, which
included healthy behaviors, quality of health care, health policy, the
presence of diseases and deaths from illnesses across the nation.
The differences in health on a
state level vary considerably. For example: The Centers for Disease
Control tracks the number of years lost when people do not live to the
expected age of 75. In the nation’s least healthy state, nearly 11 millennia were lost per 100,000 people, nearly twice the number of the country’s third healthiest state, Minnesota.
Yahoo Homes is publishing America's 10 healthiest states; click the slideshow at the top to see them. To see America's 10 least healthy states -- and for the full report and methodology -- visit 24/7 Wall Street's website:
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