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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 percentage of uninsured women
- Low infant mortality rate
- Low teen birth rate
Challenges
- High cost of infant child care
- High prevalence of excessive drinking among women
- High prevalence of homeless family households
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, drug deaths increased 51% from 13.1 to 19.8 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44
- Since the 2016 edition, smoking among women ages 18-44 decreased 22% from 15.2% to 11.8%
- Since the 2016 edition, tobacco use during pregnancy decreased 8% from 6.2% to 5.7% of live births
- Since the 2016 edition, neonatal mortality decreased 3% from 3.2 to 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, child mortality increased 4% from 14.3 to 14.9 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-18
- Since the 2016 edition, teen births decreased 11% from 10.6 to 9.4 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19

