Rhode Island

Highlights

• In the past year, substance use disorder among youth decreased 16% from 5.6% to 4.7%
• In the past year, tobacco use during pregnancy decreased 20% from 7.5% to 6.0% of live births
• In the past three years, the percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months increased 67% from 17.3% to 28.9%
• In the past three years, smoking among women ages 18-44 decreased 33% from 18.1% to 12.2%
• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 72% from 12.4 to 21.3 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44
• In the past three years, teen births decreased 28% from 15.8 to 11.4 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19