State Findings: Mississippi, 2021, 2021 Health Of Women And Children
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking among women
- High enrollment in early childhood education
- Low prevalence of youth alcohol use
Challenges
- High percentage of children in poverty
- High child mortality rate
- High prevalence of physical inactivity among women
Highlights
- WIC coverage increased 19% from 49.2% to 58.7% of eligible children ages 1-4 between 2016 and 2018
- Smoking decreased 28% from 26.4% to 18.9% of women ages 18-44 between 2013-2014 and 2018-2019
- Low birthweight increased 9% from 11.3% to 12.3% of live births between 2014 and 2019
- Teen suicide increased 97% from 5.9 to 11.6 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19 between 2012-2014 and 2017-2019
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