Louisiana ranks low in the nation in heart health. See the data.

Louisiana ranks for cardiovascular diseases with 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 The bottom states, with averages above are Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia. Both Louisiana and the national average for cardiovascular diseases increased from 2021 to 2022.

Louisiana increased from to . The national average increased from to . 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..