Hawaii

Highlights

• In the past year, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 9% from 30.2% to 32.9%
• In the past year, infant mortality increased 14% from 5.1 to 5.8 deaths per 1,000 live births
• In the past year, meningococcal immunization among children ages 13-17 increased 13% from 75.8% to 85.9%
• In the past three years, teen suicide increased 59% from 8.3 to 13.2 deaths per 100,000 adolescents ages 15-19
• In the past three years, food insecurity decreased 40% from 12.3% to 7.4% of households
• In the past three years, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 49% from 6.7% to 3.4%