According to America’s Health Ranking 2024 Annual Report, Hawaii ranked eighth among the best states in key health measures. The latest ranking is a drop from Hawaii’s sixth place in 2023.
The Aloha state ranked first for health outcomes, led by the lowest rates in the nation for both reported frequent mental distress and racial disparities in premature death; second-lowest rate of adult obesity; and third-lowest rate of adults with multiple chronic conditions.
However, Hawaii still needs more medical professionals as it ranks 28th in the number of medical health providers and 34th for primary care providers.
“For many key indicators of public health, the data show that Hawaiʻi performs exceptionally well,” said Dr. Kenneth Fink, director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Health. “However, in certain areas – primarily economic factors and certain personal behaviors – there are opportunities for improvement.”
America’s Health Rankings analyzes more than 280 unique measures from more than 80 publicly available databases to provide a state-by-state assessment of the nation’s health and well-being.
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