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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
- High percentage of well-woman visits
- Low cost of infant child care
- Low prevalence of homeless family households
Challenges
- Low percentage of publicly-funded women's health services needs met
- High percentage of household smoke
- High prevalence of overweight or obesity in children
Highlights
- Louisiana has room for improvement in all areas, ranking 49th in women's health, and 45th in both infants' and children's health.
- On measures of community & environment, it ranks in the bottom 10 in most measures except lifetime intimate partner violence (15th), infant child care cost (1st), and adverse childhood experiences (36th).
- Louisiana ranks 49th in child mortality, 45th in maternal mortality, 48th in infant mortality, 43rd in neonatal mortality, and 49th in both preterm birth and low birthweight.
- The state has a low prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (6.2%) and a high percentage of well-woman visits (72.1%) and well-baby visits (93.0%).
- In Louisiana, 22.6% of women are uninsured and only 14% of publicly-funded women’s health services needs are met.

