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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 well-baby visits
- Low percentage of uninsured women
- Low prevalence of homeless family households
Challenges
- High drug death rate among women
- Low percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months
- Low percentage of publicly-funded women's health services needs met
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, drug deaths increased 54% from 19.3 to 29.7 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44
- Since the 2016 edition, food insecurity decreased 12% from 16.9% to 14.8% of households
- Since the 2016 edition, infant mortality decreased 5% from 7.4 to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 15% from 14.5% to 16.7%
- Since the 2016 edition, teen suicide increased 23% from 7.4 to 9.1 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19
- Since the 2016 edition, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 27% from 9.4% to 6.9%

