这些是美国最健康的州。

这些是美国最健康的州。
These Are America's Healthiest States

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## 美国最健康与最不健康的州受“蓝色地带”——长寿地区的启发，美国健康排名报告最近通过99个指标，如经济困难和死亡率，确定了美国最健康和最不健康的州。 **新罕布什尔州**排名最健康，拥有强大的社会和经济因素，包括低粮食安全问题和高高中毕业率，以及高锻炼和农产品消费量。**东北部**在排名中占据主导地位，**马萨诸塞州、佛蒙特州和康涅狄格州**紧随其后。**犹他州**是一个值得注意的例外，在吸烟率等领域表现出色，但受到公共卫生资金不足的阻碍。相反，**南部各州**一直排名最低，**路易斯安那州**是最不健康的州。这些州面临经济困难、高凶杀率、收入不平等和低身体活动等问题。数据表明，健康不仅仅是个人选择，而是与更广泛的社会和经济条件密切相关。

原文

“Blue Zones” are regions of the world where people live longer and healthier lives, supported by habits that boost longevity.

Loma Linda, California is one of the few recognized Blue Zones, alongside Okinawa, Japan and Ikaria, Greece.

Just as place can have a powerful influence on health outcomes, differences vary meaningfully across America.

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows the healthiest U.S. states, based on data from America’s Health Rankings Report by the UnitedHealth Foundation.

The Northeast Produces America’s Healthiest States

For the analysis, states were measured on 99 indicators such as economic hardship, smoking rates, and mortality rates. Overall values were measured in z-scores, with a score of 0 representing the national average.

The small state of New Hampshire leads the nation with a score of 0.99.

The state’s social and economic factors—seeing the lowest food insecurity, homicide rates, and highest high school completion—drive health outcomes. Additionally, it ranks among the top five in indicators like exercise rates and fruit and vegetable consumption.

As we can see, the Northeastern states of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut all follow next in line.

Utah, ranking in fifth, stands as a regional outlier. Notably, it ranks first nationally across indicators including smoking rates and income inequality. However, factors such as low public health funding and a lack of primary care providers weigh on its ranking.

Interestingly, Kansas and Illinois, both Midwestern states, had health scores falling closest to the national average.

Where Are the Least Healthy States?

Southern states, by contrast, see the lowest scores in health nationwide. Louisiana, with a score of -0.94 ranked worst overall, followed by bordering states, Arkansas (-0.83), and Mississippi (-0.77).

Beyond economic hardship, these states see some of the nation’s highest homicide rates, severe income inequality, and low levels of physical activity. Together, this highlights how health outcomes are shaped by a web of social and economic conditions.

To learn more about this topic, check out this graphic on America’s most common drugs.