Arkansas

Highlights

• In the past year, HPV immunization among females ages 13-17 increased 31% from 35.5% to 46.6%
• In the past year, HPV immunization among males ages 13-17 decreased 28% from 33.6% to 24.3%
• In the past year, teen births decreased 14% from 38.0 to 32.8 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19
• In the past three years, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 48% from 13.8% to 20.4%
• In the past three years, meningococcal immunization among children ages 13-17 increased 42% from 64.8% to 91.7%
• In the past year, teen suicide increased 30% from 11.0 to 14.3 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19