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Mississippi

Overall rank: 50
2008 rank: 50
Prevalence of smoking: 44
Prevalence of obesity: 50
Lack of health insurance: 43
Primary care physicians: 48

Strengths:
Low prevalence of binge drinking
Low violent crime rate

Challenges:
High prevalence of obesity
Low high school graduation rate
High infant mortality rate
High rate of deaths from cardiovascular disease

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