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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 smoking in women
- Low percentage of household smoke
- Low prevalence of tobacco use in children
Challenges
- High prevalence of concentrated disadvantage
- Low percentage of well-baby visits
- Low prevalence of supportive neighborhoods
Highlights
- California ranks 2nd in outcomes, ranking 2nd in maternal mortality and drug deaths, 4th in infant mortality, 5th in neonatal mortality, 3rd in teen suicide, and 7th in child mortality.
- The state ranks in the top 5 in all four measures of smoking.
- California is one of the top states for infants’ health, ranking 5th overall.
- In policy measures affecting children, it has room for improvement, ranking 44th in adequate health insurance and 40th in homeless family households.
- It ranks well in some measures of community & environment for children, such as adverse childhood experiences and neighborhood amenities, but poorly in supportive neighborhoods and protective home environment.

