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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 prevalence of alcohol during pregnancy
- Low prevalence of homeless family households
Challenges
- High drug death rate in women
- High percentage of household smoke
- High prevalence of tobacco use in children
Highlights
- West Virginia ranks 50th in outcomes for children and 50th in community & environment for infants, but ranks 2nd in policies affecting women and 7th in policies affecting children.
- The state ranks 50th in all four measures related to tobacco use and smoke exposure, but 1st in both excessive drinking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- While West Virginia ranks 10th in maternal mortality, it ranks 44th in infant mortality, 38th in neonatal mortality, and 45th in child mortality.
- It ranks 17th in supportive neighborhoods, but ranks in the bottom 10 in the other four measures of community & environment for children.
- The state ranks 50th in childhood immunizations at 63.4% of children ages 19 to 35 months.
- West Virginia ranks 50th in outcomes for children and 50th in community & environment for infants, but ranks 2nd in policies affecting women and 7th in policies affecting children.
- The state ranks 50th in all four measures related to tobacco use and smoke exposure, but 1st in both excessive drinking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- While West Virginia ranks 10th in maternal mortality, it ranks 44th in infant mortality, 38th in neonatal mortality, and 45th in child mortality.
- It ranks 17th in supportive neighborhoods, but ranks in the bottom 10 in the other four measures of community & environment for children.
- The state ranks 50th in childhood immunizations at 63.4% of children ages 19 to 35 months.

