Health in Ohio, United States: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Ohio was 75.6 years in 2022, 13th shortest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 77.5 years), according to NCHS state life tables.

Life expectancy at birth

75.6 years

2022

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births

6.65

2024

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000

27.2

2024

Suicides per 100,000

15.2

2024

People without health insurance

6.7%

2024

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment

2,597,852

June 2026

Adults with obesity

36.9%

2024

How long do men and women live in Ohio?

Women in Ohio could expect to live 78.3 years and men 73.0 years at 2022 death rates, a gap of 5.3 years (U.S.: 80.2 for women, 74.8 for men).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Is life expectancy in Ohio going up?

Life expectancy in Ohio was 74.5 years in 2021, so the 2022 figure is up 1.1 years; nationally it rose from 76.4 to 77.5 years.

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How long do people live after 65 in Ohio?

A 65-year-old in Ohio could expect to live another 17.8 years in 2022 (19.0 for women, 16.5 for men); 11th shortest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 18.9).

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What is the infant mortality rate in Ohio?

843 babies died before their first birthday in Ohio in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 6.65 per 1,000 live births; 10th highest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 6.89 (927 deaths).

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How many people die of drug overdoses in Ohio?

3,165 people died of drug overdoses in Ohio in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 27.2 per 100,000 people; 17th highest among the 50 states and DC. The rate was 41.6 in 2023 (4,745 deaths) and 38.3 in 2019.

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Are overdose deaths falling in Ohio?

CDC provisional data count about 2,319 drug overdose deaths in Ohio in the 12 months to May 2026, down 16.0% on the 12 months to May 2025 (2,762); nationally the count went from 75,094 to 66,478. These counts are predicted values that allow for deaths still being investigated.

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How many overdose deaths in Ohio involve fentanyl?

Synthetic opioids other than methadone, mainly fentanyl, were involved in 1,239 of the 2,319 reported overdose deaths in Ohio in the 12 months to May 2026 (53%), and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine in 574 (25%). A death can involve more than one drug.

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How many people die of heart disease in Ohio?

Heart disease killed 28,929 people in Ohio in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 183.7 per 100,000; 11th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 188.8).

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What is the cancer death rate in Ohio?

Cancer caused 25,088 deaths in Ohio in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 154.9 per 100,000; 10th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 163.0).

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What is the suicide rate in Ohio?

1,856 people in Ohio died by suicide in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 15.2 per 100,000; 26th highest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 15.1 (1,806 deaths).

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How many gun deaths are there in Ohio?

Firearms were involved in 1,745 deaths in Ohio in 2024, including suicides, homicides and accidents: an age-adjusted rate of 14.6 per 100,000, 25th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 13.3).

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How many people in Ohio have no health insurance?

6.7% of people in Ohio, about 783,000, had no health insurance in 2024; 21st lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 8.2%). That is up 0.6 percentage points on 2023 (6.1%), according to the American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many children in Ohio are uninsured?

5.6% of children under 19 in Ohio were uninsured in 2024, against 9.1% of adults aged 19 to 64 (U.S.: 6.0% and 11.3%).

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How many people in Ohio are on Medicaid?

15.1% of residents of Ohio were covered only by Medicaid or another means-tested public plan in 2024, and 47.9% only by employer-based insurance (U.S.: 14.5% and 45.3%).

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How many people are on Medicaid in Ohio?

2,597,852 people were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Ohio in June 2026 (preliminary state data reported to CMS), down 6.9% on June 2025 (2,790,508); across the 50 states and DC the total was 73.17 million. The state's count includes individuals enrolled at any time in month (not a point-in-time count).

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How much has Medicaid enrollment in Ohio changed since the pandemic?

In March 2023, the last month before states resumed removing people who no longer qualified after the pandemic, Ohio had 3,421,792 Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, so enrollment has fallen 24.1% since then (50 states and DC: down 22.5%).

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How many children are on Medicaid in Ohio?

Children made up 1,103,988 of the Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in Ohio in June 2026 (42%), and adults enrolled in Medicaid numbered 1,493,864. Ohio has expanded Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

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What is the obesity rate in Ohio?

36.9% of adults in Ohio had obesity (a body mass index of 30 or more) in the 2024 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey; 12th highest among the 49 states and DC with data. In 2015 the figure was 29.8%; the median across the states and DC was 34.2% in 2024.

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How many people smoke in Ohio?

14.1% of adults in Ohio smoked cigarettes in 2024 (8th highest among the 49 states and DC with data; state median 11.6%), down from 21.6% in 2015. 9.0% used e-cigarettes.

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How many people have diabetes in Ohio?

13.1% of adults in Ohio had been told by a doctor they have diabetes, and 19.1% described their health as fair or poor, in 2024; the diabetes share is 16th highest among the 49 states and DC with data (state medians: 12.0% and 18.6%).

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How many people in Ohio cannot afford to see a doctor?

In 2024, 22.2% of adults in Ohio said they had done no physical activity or exercise outside work in the past month, and 10.2% said that in the past year they had needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost (state medians: 21.8% and 11.5%).

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How common is depression in Ohio?

16.2% of adults in Ohio reported binge drinking in 2024, and 26.6% had ever been told they have a depressive disorder (state medians: 15.5% and 22.0%).

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How Ohio compares with other states

Life expectancy at birth (2022)

Ohio ranks 39 of 51, highest first. NCHS state life tables

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth
36	Georgia	75.9 years
37	North Carolina	75.9 years
38	Alaska	75.8 years
39	Ohio	75.6 years
40	Indiana	75.4 years
41	Missouri	75.2 years
42	South Carolina	75.1 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Life expectancy at age 65 (2022)

Ohio ranks 41 of 51, highest first. Further years of life expected at 65

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at age 65
38	South Carolina	18.0 years
39	Georgia	17.9 years
40	Nevada	17.9 years
41	Ohio	17.8 years
42	Missouri	17.8 years
43	Indiana	17.7 years
44	Louisiana	17.5 years

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Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Ohio ranks 10 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
7	South Dakota	7.34
8	Alabama	7.06
9	Alaska	6.82
10	Ohio	6.65
11	West Virginia	6.64
12	Nebraska	6.54
13	Missouri	6.44

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Ohio ranks 17 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
14	Arizona	32.6
15	Rhode Island	28.0
16	South Carolina	27.5
17	Ohio	27.2
18	Maryland	26.9
19	Connecticut	26.2
20	North Carolina	25.7

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional) (2025-2026)

Ohio ranks 8 of 51, highest first. Predicted provisional counts

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional)
5	Arizona	2,822
6	Pennsylvania	2,620
7	Washington	2,528
8	Ohio	2,319
9	North Carolina	2,139
10	Tennessee	1,967
11	Illinois	1,915

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Ohio ranks 11 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
8	Kentucky	196.9
9	Michigan	194.7
10	Missouri	187.5
11	Ohio	183.7
12	Nevada	179.8
13	Indiana	179.6
14	Georgia	175.2

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Ohio ranks 10 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
7	Missouri	159.7
8	Louisiana	158.3
9	Indiana	156.4
10	Ohio	154.9
11	Alabama	154.0
12	South Carolina	151.9
13	Kansas	151.4

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Ohio ranks 26 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
23	New Hampshire	16.4
24	South Carolina	16.0
25	Alabama	15.9
26	Ohio	15.2
27	Mississippi	15.1
28	Nebraska	14.9
29	Wisconsin	14.8

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Ohio ranks 25 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
22	Colorado	15.3
23	West Virginia	15.3
24	Kansas	15.2
25	Ohio	14.6
26	Oregon	14.2
27	Texas	13.9
28	Utah	13.3

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

People without health insurance (2024)

Ohio ranks 31 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey, civilian noninstitutionalized population

Rank	Region	People without health insurance
28	Virginia	6.9%
29	Delaware	6.9%
30	Kentucky	6.8%
31	Ohio	6.7%
32	Washington	6.5%
33	Maryland	6.3%
34	North Dakota	6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Children under 19 without health insurance (2024)

Ohio ranks 24 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey

Rank	Region	Children under 19 without health insurance
21	South Carolina	5.9%
22	Mississippi	5.8%
23	Delaware	5.8%
24	Ohio	5.6%
25	North Carolina	5.5%
26	Pennsylvania	5.4%
27	Nebraska	5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026 (2026-06)

Ohio ranks 8 of 51, highest first. CMS performance indicator data (preliminary)

Rank	Region	Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026
5	Pennsylvania	2,952,912
6	Illinois	2,932,625
7	North Carolina	2,811,382
8	Ohio	2,597,852
9	Michigan	2,130,181
10	Georgia	1,817,766
11	Washington	1,781,187

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023 (2023-03 to 2026-06)

Ohio ranks 30 of 51, highest first. March 2023 was the last month of pandemic continuous enrollment

Rank	Region	Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023
27	Rhode Island	-23.3%
28	Illinois	-23.4%
29	Delaware	-23.5%
30	Ohio	-24.1%
31	New Mexico	-24.4%
32	Massachusetts	-24.6%
33	Vermont	-25.0%

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (2024)

Ohio ranks 12 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence; Tennessee did not report for 2024

Rank	Region	Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more)
9	Wisconsin	37.4%
10	Kentucky	37.2%
11	South Dakota	37.0%
12	Ohio	36.9%
13	North Dakota	36.8%
14	Oklahoma	36.8%
15	Iowa	36.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults who currently smoke cigarettes (2024)

Ohio ranks 8 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults who currently smoke cigarettes
5	Alaska	14.7%
6	Missouri	14.7%
7	Maine	14.4%
8	Ohio	14.1%
9	Oklahoma	14.1%
10	Alabama	14.0%
11	Indiana	13.9%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults ever told they have diabetes (2024)

Ohio ranks 16 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults ever told they have diabetes
13	Delaware	13.2%
14	Oklahoma	13.2%
15	North Carolina	13.2%
16	Ohio	13.1%
17	Virginia	12.9%
18	Georgia	12.8%
19	Illinois	12.8%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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