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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 percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months
- Low prevalence of overweight or obesity among children
- Low percentage of preterm births
Challenges
- Low immunization coverage among children
- Low percentage of high school graduation
- Low prevalence of well-woman visits
Highlights
- Since the 2016 edition, maternal mortality increased 4% from 13.2 to 13.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, dedicated health care providers among women ages 18-44 increased 7% from 70.3% to 74.9%
- Since the 2016 edition, neonatal mortality decreased 6% from 3.5 to 3.3 deaths per 1,000 live births
- Since the 2016 edition, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 22% from 31.3% to 38.3%
- Since the 2016 edition, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 29% from 8.7% to 6.2%
- Since the 2016 edition, teen suicide decreased 8% from 14.3 to 13.2 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19

