Those folks at CQ Press (formerly Morgan Quitno) who recently ranked New Mexico as the second most dangerous state in the nation are now calling the Land of Enchantment the No. 3 Unhealthiest State, after No. 1 Mississippi and No. 2 Louisiana, according to the AOL Money & Finance Web site. (Thanks to e-mailer RonaldN for the tip and the link.)

"Not living up to its name as the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico has seen its health care situation continually decline since 1998," says the blurb in CQ Press' 16th annual list of healthiest and unhealthiest states.

"It has the third-highest teenage birth rate, poor prenatal care, high rates of suicide and poor health insurance coverage. The availability of hospital beds and primary care is also poor," CQ Press writes of New Mexico.

Twenty-one factors from infant mortality to obesity to cancer rates are compiled for the rankings, according to CQ Press.

Here's a look at the 15 Unhealthiest States and the 15 Healthiest States, topped by Minnesota at No. 1.

According to the 2008  rankings of the healthiest states (pdf download) on the CQ Press Web site, New Mexico actually improved its ranking this year, going from No. 49 in 2007 to No. 48 this year.

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