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America’s Heath Rankings charts are available for you to download for use in PowerPoint presentations, handouts, or wherever you choose! In the top right corner of any chart, press the download icon.
You can also share a single chart, a whole measure, or a State page to Facebook or Twitter by looking for the share icon in the top right corner of a chart or an entire web page.
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking in women
- Low cost of infant child care
- High percentage of children with special health care needs with a medical home
Challenges
- High prevalence of diabetes in women
- High infant mortality rate
- Low prevalence of protective home environment in children ages 6-17
Highlights
- Alabama ranks in the top 10 in maternal mortality, lifetime intimate partner violence, excessive drinking, homeless family households, infant child care cost, and high childhood immunization coverage.
- The state ranks in the bottom 10 in the behaviors and outcomes categories.
- The prevalence of diabetes in women is the highest in the nation, along with high rates of obesity and physical inactivity in this population.
- Alabama ranks 49th in infant outcomes due to poor scores in infant mortality, low birthweight, neonatal mortality, and preterm birth.
- The state ranks in the bottom 10 in child mortality, protective home environment (ages 0 to 17), and neighborhood amenities.

