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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 low birthweight births
- Low prevalence of 2+ adverse childhood experiences
- Low drug death rate among women
Challenges
- High prevalence of overweight or obesity among children
- Low prevalence of children with adequate health insurance
- High prevalence of excessive drinking among women
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, drug deaths increased 102% from 4.2 to 8.5 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44
- Since the 2016 edition, smoking among women ages 18-44 decreased 7% from 21.5% to 20.1%
- Since the 2016 edition, neonatal mortality increased 16% from 3.8 to 4.4 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 23% from 21.0% to 25.9%
- Since the 2016 edition, homeless family households decreased 35% from 6.5 to 4.2 per 10,000 households
- Since the 2016 edition, child mortality decreased 13% from 25.7 to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-18

