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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 unintended pregnancy
- Low prevalence of low birthweight births
- High rate of high school graduation
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking in women
- Low mPINC survey score
- Low percentage of children with adequate health insurance
Highlights
- Nebraska has the most room for improvement in the policy category with a rank of 38th.
- It ranks 47th in excessive drinking among women and 14th in alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- Nebraska ranks well in infant outcomes (11th), coming in 7th in both infant mortality and low birthweight.
- The state has higher rates of tobacco use and drug or alcohol dependence or abuse among youth compared with the national average.
- Nebraska ranks in the top 10 for the children’s measures high school graduation, childhood immunizations, and medical home for children with special health care needs.

