Public Health Indicators in Pennsylvania

5.6 /1,000
Infant mortality
14.9%
Smoking rate
4,721
Drug overdose deaths
2023

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Infant mortality (per 1,000)2023, CDC5.65.6
Overdose deaths per 100k2023, CDC36.131.3

National ranking

How states rank by adult smoking rate.

#1Kentucky0
#2Louisiana0
#3Wyoming1
#4New Hampshire4.3
#5Illinois5.7
#6Tennessee6.4%
#7Utah8
#8Massachusetts9.6%
#9New Jersey11.4%
#10Virginia12.5%
#11Arizona13.5%
#12Wisconsin14%
#13Washington14%
#14Georgia14.3%
#15North Carolina15.1%
#16Indiana16.2%
#17Michigan16.5%
#18Missouri18.4%
#19Ohio18.6%
#20Montana26.9
#21Oregon30
#22Florida33.9
#23Maine34.1
#24Vermont40
#25Alaska40
#26New Mexico52
#27South Dakota77
#28Delaware77.4
#29Rhode Island78.9
#30Colorado79
#31Minnesota79.1

Overview

Pennsylvania's infant mortality matches the national rate, but its drug overdose death rate of 36.1 per 100,000 remains above average.

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