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Illinois

Population (2023): 12,549 million

Illinois’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. According to TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, the state placed in the mid performance tier for public health emergency preparedness. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide trail the country as a whole. Based on the 2022 data, its rates of obesity and related conditions indicate an area of concern, with the percentage of adults with obesity higher than the U.S. median. However, rates of diabetes and hypertension rank lower than the U.S. median.

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Illinois at a glance

50.5

Percent of population (age 6 months or older) who received seasonal flu vaccination, 2022-23

Middle Tier

Public health emergency preparedness performance tier (High, Middle, Low), 2023

33.9

Percent of adults who have hypertension, 2023

12.2

Percent of adults who have diabetes, 2023

17.6

Percent of children age 6-17 who have obesity, 2021-22

36

Percent of adults who have obesity, 2023

52.6

Deaths related to alcohol, drugs, or suicide (per 100,000), 2022

11.7

Suicide deaths (per 100,000), 2022

30.0

Drug-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

11.4

Alcohol-related deaths (per 100,000), 2022

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