An Apple a Day: The Most (and Least) Healthy States

The Most and Least Healthy States. The green states are the top 10 sickest states, while the pink ones are the 10 most healthy.

Using data from the United States Census Bureau and social media reports, Sickweather, a company that peruses social media fro sick reports, the most and least healthy states of 2014. Sickweather looked into social media reports of allergies, flu, cough, colds and fever for the first 10 months of 2014 to calculate the number of sick reports per thousand people in the state. Their results have been reproduced below:

Least Healthy States:

1. Kansas- 3.96 sick reports per thousand people
2. Nevada- 3.26
3. Kentucky- 3.25
4. Texas- 3.10 
5. West Virginia- 2.99
6. Oregon- 2.95
7. Indiana- 2.91 
8. Oklahoma- 2.72
9. Massachusetts- 2.63
10. Nebraska- 2.48

Most Healthy States:

1. Idaho- 1.16 sick reports per thousand people
2. New York- 1.16
3. Mississippi- 1.22
4. Montana- 1.24
5. Vermont- 1.38
6. Washington- 1.39
7. Maine- 1.39
8. New Jersey- 1.41 
9. New Hampshire- 1.48
10. Utah- 1.48

Idaho: The Gem State

• Capital: Boise
• Major Cities:
  • Coeur d'Alene
  • Pocatello
  • Idaho Falls
  • Moscow
• Major Geographical Features
  • Pend Oreille Lake
  • Bitterroot Range
  • Salmon River Mountains
  • Salmon River
  • Snake River
• National Parks: Yellowstone National Park
• Early 1800's: Lewis and Clark explore the area of present-day Idaho
• 1860: Mormon's settle at Franklin
• 1890: Idaho becomes the 43rd state
• Motto: "It Endures Forever"
• Various Possible Name Meanings:
  • It was made up by a Congressman
  • "Land of Many Waters" in Nez Perce language
  • "Enemy" in Plains Apache language
• 10 national forests cover 20.4 million acres
• Hells Canyon is the deepest canyon in North America (at its deepest, it is 7900 ft.)
• America's longest Main Street is in Island Park, Idaho (33 miles)
• Famous People Born in Idaho
  • Sacagawea
  • Chief Joseph
  • Sarah Palin

Romania

• Capital: Bucharest
• Major Geographical Features
  • Carpathian Mountains
  • Transylvanian Mountains
  • Black Sea
  • Danube River
  • Mures River
  • Olt River
  • Siret River
• Religion: Romanian Orthodox
• Languages:
  • Romanian (official)
  • Hungarian
  • German
• 1947: The People's Republic of Romania is established as part of the Soviet Bloc
• 2007: Joins the European Union
• Independence: 1877 by the Ottoman Empire
• Government: republic
• Currency: New leu (RON)
• Oregon is slightly larger than Romania
• Literacy: 97.3%
• Bukovina region is known for its painted monasteries
• Only Warsaw Pact nation to get rid of communism violently
• Exports
  • Iron
  • Steel
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Shoes

Delaware: The First State

• Alternate Nickname: Diamond State
• Capital: Dover
• Major Cities: 
• Wilmington
• New Castle
• Major Geographical Features
  • Delaware River
  • Delaware Bay
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Delmarva Peninsula
  • Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
• National Park: none
• 1631: The Dutch settle on Delaware
• 1638: New Sweden (later the colony of Delaware) is established
• 1682: Control of Delaware passes to William Penn
• 1787: Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution
• Motto: "Liberty and Independence"
• Name Meaning: Named for Lord De La Warr (Colonial governor of Virginia)
• Delaware does not have any farms
• Least amount of counties (3)
• Henry Hudson discovered the Delaware Bay
• Wilmington is the chemical capital of the world
• 2nd smallest state by area
• Lowest mean elevation in the United States (60 feet above sea level)

Mumbai, India

• Population: 18.4 million
• More than double the population of New York City
• Most populous city in India
• 5th most populous city in the world
• Capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra
• Maharashtra is the second most populous sub-national entity in the world with 110 million people
• Most wealthy city in India
• Home to a deep natural harbor on the Arabian Sea
• Sits at the mouth of the Ulhas River
• A very high population density 
• About 4.5 square meters per person
• Financial, commercial, and entertainment capital of India
• Generates 5% of India's gross domestic product
• 25% of India's industrial output
• 70% of India's maritime trade
• 70% of capital transactions to India's economy
• Home of Bollywood and Marathi film industry
• 1534: Present-day Mumbai is acquired by the Portuguese
• 1661: The British gain control of Mumbai
• 1996: The city changes names from Bombay to Mumbai
• Climate
• Mumbai has a very warm, tropical climate.
• It is warm year-round with a rainy June to September, with rain accumulations of about 20 inches per month.
• Religions
• Hinduism (67%)
• Islam (19%)
• Tourist Attractions
• Gateway of India
• Prince of Wales Museum
• Marine Drive
• Hanging Gardens
• Chowpatty Beach
• Bollywood
• Sanjay Gandhi National Park
• Kamala Nehru Park