Newly released: Recommendations from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities calls for action on early childhood, healthy communities, and bridging health and health care. Read the report and explore the charts, infographics, and videos at RWJF.org

Charts

The Commission created an in-depth collection of graphical data ready to download into relevant research and presentations. Filter charts by social factor or key condition using the navigation at left. Charts may be reproduced without permission provided the following attribution is noted: “Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.” Additional source information must also be included when data are used.

  • A Mom's Education, A Baby's Chances of Survival

    Babies born to mothers who did not finish high school are nearly twice as likely to die before their first birthdays as babies born to college graduates.

  • A Short Distance to Large Disparities in Health

    Life span disparities reflect differences in wealth, education and environment across all community residents. The differences are even more dramatic - sometimes double - if you compare black and white residents.

  • Across America, Differences in How Long and How Well We Live

    Where we live, work, learn and play dramatically affects our health—for better or for worse. Across America and within every state, there are differences in how long and how well we live. This map and accompanying chart show the highest and lowest life expectancy rates (based on county-level data) found in each state and the District of Columbia.

  • America Is Not Getting Good Value for Its Health Dollar

    The U.S. spends more money per person on health than any other country, but our lives are shorter—by nearly four years—than expected based on health expenditures.

  • Americans Have Shorter Lives than Expected Based on Income

    Life expectancy is shorter in the U.S. than in some countries with per capita incomes half as large as ours. Based on per capita income, U.S. life expectancy at birth should be nearly three years longer.

  • Denver: Where You Live Matters

    In the Denver metropolitan area, life expectancy can vary by more than five years depending on where you live. Promising workplace programs in Colorado—designed to protect and promote workers’ health—are striving to decrease these gaps and increase people’s chances of living healthier and longer lives.

  • Education Is Linked With Health Regardless of Racial or Ethnic Group

    Differences in adult health status by education do not simply reflect differences by racial or ethnic group. Both educational attainment and racial or ethnic group matter.

  • Gaps in Adult Health Status by Level of Education: How Do States Compare?

    Although the size of the state-level gap in adult health status varies markedly across the United States, adults in every state could be healthier.

  • Gaps in Adult Health Status by Level of Education: How Do States Compare?

    Comparing states based on the size of the gap in adult health status by education tells us that Americans are not as healthy as they could be, both nationally and in every state.

  • Gaps in Adult Health Status by Level of Education: How Do States Compare?

    Comparing states based on the size of the gap in adult health status by education tells us that Americans are not as healthy as they could be, both nationally and in every state.

  • Gaps in Children’s General Health Status by Family Income: How Do States Compare?

    Comparing states based on the size of the gap in children’s general health status by income reveals unrealized health potential among babies, both at the national level and in every state.

  • Gaps in Children’s General Health Status by Family Income:How Do States Compare?

    Although the size of the state-level gaps in children’s general health status varies markedly across the United States, there is unrealized health potential among children in every state.

  • Gaps in Infant Mortality Rates by Mother’s Education: How Do States Compare?

    Comparing states based on the size of the gap in infant mortality by mother’s education reveals unrealized health potential among babies, both at the national level and in every state.

  • Gaps in Infant Mortality Rates by Mother’s Education:How Do States Compare?

    Although the size of the state-level gaps in infant mortality by mother’s education varies markedly across the United States, there is unrealized health potential among babies in every state.

  • Health Varies by Income and Across Racial or Ethnic Groups

    Lower income generally means worse health. Racial or ethnic differences in health status are also evident: Poor or fair health is much more common among black and Hispanic adults than among white adults.

  • Health-Related Behaviors and Education Both Affect Health

    Differences in adult health status are evident not only across racial or ethnic groups, but also with respect to individuals' health-related behaviors. At every level of educational attainment, adults who do not smoke and get leisure-time physical exercise are less likely to be in less than very good health than adults without these healthy behaviors.

  • Health-Related Behaviors and Income Matter for Children’s Health

    Differences in children’s general health status occur across social groups, but also depend on health-related behaviors in families. At every income level, children in families where someone smokes and no one exercises regularly are more likely to be in less than optimal health than their peers in families with healthier behaviors.

  • Higher Income, Longer Life

    Adult life expectancy increases with increasing income. Men and women in the highest-income group can expect to live at least six and a half years longer than poor men and women.

  • Income Is Linked With Health Regardless of Racial or Ethnic Group

    For children in the United States, differences in general health status by income do not simply reflect differences by race or ethnicity. Both income and racial or ethnic group are important for health.

  • Income Is Linked with Health Regardless of Racial or Ethnic Group

    Differences in health status by income do not simply reflect differences by race or ethnicity; differences in health can be seen within each racial or ethnic group. Both income and racial or ethnic group matter.

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