11 States that have Highest Rates of Surgical Procedures in America

8. Nebraska

All Surgical Discharges per 1,000 Medicare Enrollees: 87.3

Nebraska ranks as the 10th state on America Health Ranking, with a low rate of drug deaths, high rate of high school graduation, and high immunization coverage among children. One of the problems it faces is a high disparity in health status between residents with and without high school diploma. Moreover, although the state has a relatively low rate of diabetes, the prevalence of the illness increased by 10 percent in past two years. At the same time, HealthGrove claims that only two conditions, atrial fibrillation, and schizophrenia, have higher prevalence rate in Nebraska than America’s average.