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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 prevalence of smoking during pregnancy
- Low percentage of uninsured children
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking in women
- High cost of infant child care
- High prevalence of overweight or obesity in children
Highlights
- Illinois ranks 44th for both excessive drinking among women and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- It has a relatively low rate of drug deaths among women (9.8 per 100,000 females ages 15-44) and a low percentage of food insecure households (11.7%).
- Illinois ranks 40th for publicly-funded women’s health services with only 20% of needs met.
- While the state ranks 6th in both adverse childhood experiences and neighborhood amenities, it ranks 36th in supportive neighborhoods.
- Illinois has room for improvement in childhood immunization 68.3%) and adequate health insurance for children (76.4%), even though 98.4% of children have health insurance.

