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.


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 drug death rate among women
- High immunization coverage among children
- High percentage of high school graduation
Challenges
- Low prevalence of adolescent well-visits
- Low prevalence of cervical cancer screening
- Low state mPINC survey score
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, excessive drinking among women ages 18-44 decreased 15% from 24.0% to 20.4%
- Since the 2016 edition, maternal mortality increased 15% from 14.6 to 16.8 deaths per 100,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 39% from 20.4% to 28.4%
- Since the 2016 edition, infant mortality increased 10% from 4.9 to 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 42% from 9.0% to 5.2%
- Since the 2016 edition, child mortality decreased 7% from 24.4 to 22.6 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-18

