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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 prevalence of cervical cancer screening
- High percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months
- Low infant mortality rate
Challenges
- High drug death rate among women
- High prevalence of smoking among women
- Low prevalence of children with adequate health insurance
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, drug deaths increased 74% from 17.2 to 29.9 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44
- Since the 2016 edition, diabetes among women ages 18-44 decreased 29% from 3.4% to 2.4%
- Since the 2016 edition, infant mortality decreased 14% from 4.9 to 4.2 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 18% from 30.8% to 36.2%
- Since the 2016 edition, teen suicide increased 31% from 8.1 to 10.6 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19
- Since the 2016 edition, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 22% from 9.0% to 7.0%

