Louisiana
Louisiana ranks low in the nation in heart health. See the data.
Louisiana ranks 43rd in the nation for cardiovascular diseases with 11.5% of adults in the state reporting being told by a professional that they had angina or coronary heart disease, a heart attack or myocardial infarction, or a stroke, according to data from United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings.
The top states for cardiovascular health are Utah, Colorado and California with prevalence percentages below 7.2%. The bottom states, with averages above 13.1% are Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia.
Both Louisiana and the national average for cardiovascular diseases increased from 2021 to 2022. Louisiana increased from 10.2% in 2021 to 11.5% in 2022. The national average increased from 8.0% in 2021 to 9.1% in 2022.
United Health Foundation’s ‘America’s Health Rankings’ combines data from public-use data sets like the U.S. Census, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.