This slideshow offers a picture of health trends in the United States. It shows improvement in mortality rates,infant mortality, deaths amenable to health care, and potential years of life lost,among other areas. The United States also has made progress in measures related to the quality of care, such as the number of hospital-acquired conditions, and Medicare 30-day readmission rates,and the share of people receiving evidence-based care for heart attack upon arrival to the hospital. Teen pregnancy rates and the percentage of children receiving recommended doses of vaccines also point to positive trends over time.
Source: kff.org